Jarrod is deeply engaged with Dow’s global LGBT+ and ally employee resource group, GLAD, serving on the global steering team and focusing on external engagement and internal policy projects. In 2020, he completed his tenure as leader of GLAD in Asia Pacific; his final project completed there was a formal upgrade to the region’s HR definition of “family”, ensuring that LGBT+ families would be recognized for benefits in the absence of country-level recognition of same-sex partnerships. Upon relocating to the Netherlands in 2020, Jarrod has launched multiple policy related projects such as a review of Dow’s insurance coverage for trans and intersex individuals and expanded pronoun usage across the region. Jarrod is a regular speaker at internal events and education seminars, examples include hosting GLAD’s Pride Month Launch Event with Suki Sandhu and Louis A. Vega, seminars on Switzerland’s successful same-sex marriage vote, and discussions for multiple ERG chapters on addressing challenges faced by LGBT+ families.
