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Cory Boatwright
Senior Program Manager
Strategic Partner
Community Builder
Servant Leader
Change Agent
Lifelong Learner

Cory Boatwright

Trusted senior program manager, innovative servant leader, and certified project manager working to erode the barriers to equitable opportunities for underrepresented communities, military veterans, and their families.

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Who I am

Program Manager

I'm a builder. I like creating structure by digging through data and bringing people together to drive toward a common goal.

Strategic Partner

Through trust and collaboration, I enjoy partnering with individuals, teams, and organizations to think globally and take intelligent risks.

Community Builder

I aspire to create spaces of belonging where people feel safe to bring their whole self and share in the journey of others.

Servant Leader

I believe in a people first approach to management. As a servant leader, I seek to create an environment where people thrive.

Change Agent

I'm committed to challenging the status quo. I'm comfortable asking tough questions and advocating for a better tomorrow.

Lifelong Learner

Whether it is formal education or acting on feedback, I continually seek to grow and be a better person today than I was yesterday.

My Professional Journey

Resume

14 Years of Experience

Experience

2022-Present
LinkedIn

Head of Military & Veteran Programs

Senior corporate social responsibility professional, specializing in building and leading called social impact programs.

2017 - 2021
LinkedIn

Manager, Military & Veteran Recruiting Programs

Senior program management professional, specializing in connecting military families, veterans, & diverse talent to incredible career opportunities.

2015 - 2017
Deloitte

Manager

Consulted large financial services organizations on industry-leading business strategies.

2013 - 2015
BlackRock

Associate

Led BlackRock Investment Management Desk for competitive Securities Lending Product Management team.

2005 - 2011
United States Air Force

Strategic Communications Manager

Managed ten-person team to design and implement clear and transparent communications plans used to inform senior military leaders, base personnel, and non-military audiences.

Education

2021
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Completed a rigorous two-year MBA program rooted in four pillars: Leadership, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Finance.

2019
Harvard University

Business Analytics Program

The Harvard Business Analytics Program is a certificate program offered through a collaboration between Harvard Business School (HBS), the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).

2014
University of Pennsylvania

Behavioral Sciences

Completed majors in International Relations and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, which are two research-intensive, multidisciplinary majors allowing academic specialization in Behavioral Sciences.

Hard Skills

Program Mangement

95%

Project Management

85%

Strategic Planning

90%

Operations Management

80%

Consulting

90%

Data Analysis

85%

Soft Skills

Leadership

95%

Executive Presence

85%

Communication

85%

Team Building

90%

Public Speaking

80%

Relationship Building

90%

Bio

My Journey

Hello - My name is Cory and I'm a U.S. Air Force veteran who leads Military & Veteran Programs at LinkedIn. I collaborate with nonprofits and government partners to support military professionals facing career barriers.

Previously, I led LinkedIn’s Military & Veterans Recruiting programs, where I focused on connecting military community professionals to incredible career opportunities at LinkedIn.

Prior to LinkedIn, I was a Manager at Deloitte and an Associate at the investment management firm BlackRock, which is where I started working in 2013 while finishing up school at the University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, I majored in International Relations and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Behavioral Science), two research-intensive, multidisciplinary majors, focusing my studies on stakeholder engagement, risk management, and decision-making.

Before attending college, I served in the U.S. Air Force as a strategic communications manager assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron in Charleston, South Carolina. My duties included acquiring, editing, and disseminating video products in support of worldwide combat and humanitarian operations while mentoring junior troops. Throughout, I maintained a constant state of readiness and a Top Secret/SCI security clearance for short-notice deployments.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, I committed to the Air Force in 2004. My first assignment was at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, as a broadcast journalist where I served two years before being assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron. I completed a variety of missions within the broadcast career field including earthquake relief during Operation Unified Response in Haiti, tsunami relief during Operation Tomodachi in Japan, and a U.S. Central Command Special Operations Task Force deployment in Afghanistan where I was awarded multiple medals including the Air Force Combat Action Medal. My combat documentation efforts provided General David Petraeus and other military leaders with video information used in strategic decision making. During my Air Force career, I was named Airman of the Year five times and received both the John L. Levitow Leadership Excellence Award and the William H. Pitsenbarger Academic Excellence Award.

I aim to blend my education, military leadership expertise, and corporate experience to positively impact the lives of others.

I now live in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with his partner, Melissa, and two stubborn Bulldogs, Mumford and Midas.

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Snapshots Along the Way

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Get in Touch

linkedin.com/in/coryboatwright

@CoryBoat