Global director for corporate citizenship at The Dow Chemical Company to speak at upcoming lecture

Bo Miller, global director for corporate citizenship at The Dow Chemical Company and president and executive director of The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, will speak on global citizenship and promoting sustainability and globally responsible citizenry on Thursday, Oct. 24. The event is open to the public and will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Dean's Conference, Room 2150 Schneider Hall.

Bo Miller

Joining Dow in 1978, Miller held a variety of sales, marketing and business management roles before assuming responsibility for biotechnology public issues in 2001 and his current role in July 2004. Miller’s responsibilities include identifying and proactively addressing corporate citizenship issues and trends relative to the company, along with developing and implementing global corporate citizenship strategies. Additionally, he chairs the Corporate Contributions Committee.

Headquartered in Midland, Mich., Dow remains a world leader in science and technology. The company focuses on local citizenship, sustainable innovations and global footprint reduction, along with contributing to community success and fostering an engaged workforce.

Miller serves on a variety of boards and advisory committees, including the Contributions Council of the Conference Board, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce advisory board for the Business Civic Leadership Center and the Center for Responsible Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also the director of corporate and community affairs for the Great Lakes Bay Region and State of Michigan. Miller holds his bachelor’s degree in industrial marketing from WMU and is a 2013 WMU Department of Marketing Hall of Fame award recipient.