Chief Executive Officer
The Dow Chemical Company
As CEO of Dow, Jim uses his position to aggressively drive change. After 30 years with the organization, he came out to all employees in 2014 and has been instrumental in driving greater inclusion for Dow’s LGBT+ community. A strong proponent of the company’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), he takes a hands-on approach to create Dow’s strategy to increase inclusion and diversity in every part of the company. He was instrumental in creating and appointing Dow’s first Chief Inclusion Officer who reports directly to him. He is Chair of Dow’s President’s Inclusion Council, which sets the scope and strategy of the company’s inclusion and diversity strategy. In addition, he is an active member of Dow’s GLAD network and participates regularly in LGBT+ awareness activities both locally and around the world. Eternally, Jim was a keynote panellist for the Reaching Out MBA conference to inspire and educate LGBTQ and graduates MBA students, and at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual conference where he advocated for greater diversity and inclusion within the industry. Jim and his partner are members of the Human Rights Campaign Federal Club, PFLAG, and active contributors to the Dow PFLAG Scholarship Fund.