[4] He graduated from Auburn University summa cum laude[6] and served in the United States Navy.
[1][5][8] He also served on the board of directors of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Electrolux[7] and Morris Shirazi.
[2] He sits on the advisory boards of the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center of the Duke University School of Medicine and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
[4][7][6] Brenda Jarvis filed suit against Sara Lee Corp. and its then-chief executive C. Steven McMillan in 2004, alleging that Mr. McMillan flew her to Chicago, offered her a job, had sex with her and later rescinded the employment offer after she turned down a second encounter.
The company confirmed the pair had sexual intercourse but denied that Mr. McMillan offered Ms. Jarvis a job.