Kara Gordon Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

Orlando, Fl, Us

Midland, Michigan, Us

Kara Gordon is the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel for the multi-national Dow Chemical Company, accountable for ethics-related matters across Dow, for the administration of Dow’s Code of Business Conduct, "The Diamond Standard," and for formulation and implementation of its underlying policies and procedures. A member of Dow's Legal Management Team, Ms. Gordon is responsible for leading the internal processes that promote and support Dow’s compliance with laws, regulations, company policies and contracts, including enterprise-wide ethics and compliance risk management and internal complaint reporting programs.

Midland, Michigan, Us

Ms. Gordon led the Company’s Employment, Human Resources & Labor Law group for five years, as Assistant General Counsel responsible for global employment-related legal matters. In the Employment Law Director role, Ms. Gordon provided advice and counsel to executive leadership on a variety of employment and benefits-related legal issues, supported the lawful development and execution of business strategies from a human resources perspective, and managed outside counsel in employment-related litigation. Gordon joined Dow’s Global Legal Management Team in April 2009.

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(The Rohm and Haas Company was acquired by The Dow Chemical Company during Ms Gordon’s tenure with Rohm and Haas). Kara F. Gordon joined Rohm and Haas, a specialty materials company with annual sales revenue of approximately $8 billion, in 2000. Traded on the New York stock exchange, Rohm and Haas was the leading producer of specialty materials, with revolutionary developments in everything from electronic materials and polymers for paints to personal care products. During her career with Rohm and Haas, a company that employed more than 15,000 employees in 100+ manufacturing, technical research and customer service sites in more than 27 countries, Ms. Gordon held positions of increasing responsibility, including EEO/Diversity Counsel, Employment Law Counsel, Senior Counsel and Assistant General Counsel. Her final role prior to the acquisition of Rohm and Haas by The Dow Chemical Company on April 1, 2009 was Assistant General Counsel for Global Employment Matters and ERISA Benefits. Ms. Gordon was also an advisor to the Company’s Executive Council on employment and other matters. Ms. Gordon was responsible for the Company’s global employment-related legal affairs, managing outside law firms in litigation and providing advice and counsel to the Company on a variety of global employment and benefits related legal issues.

Washington, Dc, Us

Ms. Gordon began her legal career working for the federal courts with the Third Judicial Circuit of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She served first as counsel to a federal Task Force on Equal Treatment in the Courts led by Chief Judge Dolores K. Sloviter and later as Attorney/Advisor to the Court under the late Chief Judge Edward R. Becker, working with the Circuit Executive on a variety of special projects for the Third Circuit Judicial Council and the Judicial Council of the United States. At the time of Ms. Gordon's federal court service, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was also on the Third Circuit bench.

J.D., Law

Bachelor’S Degree, Mass Communication/Media & Television Production