Richard Henry McLaren OC (born 1945) is a law professor at Western University in Ontario, Canada, specializing in sports law.^[1] In 2015, he was one of the three members of the WADA Commission, an independent panel commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russian sports.^[2][3] He was awarded the Order of Canada with the grade of officer in 2015.^[4]

From 1964-1968, McLaren attended Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario for his undergraduate education. During this time he lived at O'Neil Residence. At 1968 he graduated with an Honors Business Administration degree.^[5] After that he earned LL.B. from the law school of the same university.^[6] and received a Master of Laws degree from the University of London. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1974.^[7]

In 1979 McLaren, then a professor at the University of Western Ontario Law School, directed a project which studied privacy and security issues involved in the new (at the time) electronic transfer of funds.^[8]

McLaren is a member of the international Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[9] In 2000 he investigated coverup of steroid use by American track athletes at the Olympics in Sydney,^[10] and published a report.^[11]

In 2007 McLaren participated in an investigation into drug use in Major League Baseball.^[10][12]

In 2014, McLaren founded McLaren Global Sport Solutions, which consults with sport organizations about ethical issues.^[10]

In 2020, McLaren was appointed as the Integrity Officer to FIBA.^[13]