As Global Leader for Dow’s LGBT+ & Allies network GLAD, Cory sets the networks strategic priorities along the three pillars of Culture Change, Equitable Policies & Practices, and Corporate Reputation. He ensures that the network has both short and long term initiatives and lobbies internally for the resources needed to achieve their vision of a fully inclusive workplace for Dow’s 56,000 employees. Initiatives aligned to their strategy has enabled the network to grow to over 3200 participants in over 100 countries across the globe, including the APAC region where they launched their first regional GLAD chapter in 2017 at the Shanghai Dow Center. Externally, Cory has participated on several panels this past year, including Out & Equals 2017 Executive Forum discussion on ‘Courageous Companies’, the American Chemical Society, American Institute for Chemical Engineers, and the Materials Science Research Councils national meetings. He also ensures that Dow maintains close ties to many of the major NGOs in the US and abroad, including HRC, PFLAG, Out&Equal, OUTstanding, and The National Center for Transgender Equality, among others.
