Experienced leadership on corporate management, ethics, compliance and diversity

Cornell Boggs has worked for three decades as an in-house counsel, rising to the role of executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. He is experienced in corporate management and oversight, including ethics and global compliance, enterprise risk management, executive coaching and succession plan development. His skillset spans a variety of industries, including food and beverage, manufacturing, technology and biotechnology.

At Quarles, he plays an integral role in helping to create diverse and inclusive teams to meet emerging client demands in this area. Leveraging his unique background and vantage point, he works with the firm’s attorneys in building teams and promoting collaboration to provide the best client experience and outcomes. He also works closely with the firm’s leadership and diverse lawyers to create pathways for success, improve their experience and increase diversity in the firm.

Cornell is chair of the board of directors at Thrivent Financial, a Fortune 500 diversified financial services company. Prior to joining Quarles, he served as general counsel for Toys "R" Us Inc., Dow Corning Corporation and the Coors Brewing Company. He was also the chief responsibility and ethics officer for MillerCoors (now Molson Coors Beverage Company), with early career leadership positions at other prominent Fortune 500 companies.

He was recognized as a “Legend in Law” by receiving the prestigious Burton Award from the Library of Congress and the American Bar Association, and Savoy Magazine named him among the “Most Influential Black Corporate Directors,” one of the “Most Influential Black Lawyers” and one of the “Top 100 Influential Blacks in Corporate America.”

Admitted in Indiana, Michigan and Missouri.

Bar Admissions

• Indiana
• Michigan
• Missouri

Education

• Valparaiso University (J.D., 1985)

• Valparaiso University (B.A., 1982)
  • Journalism

• "A Busy Intersection: The Convergence of DEI, Ethics, and Performance Management … and the Potholes of Unconscious Bias"
• "CLO Club: Working Effectively with Your Chief Financial Officer"
• "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference"
• "Enhancing the Effectiveness of Your Team"
• "Good to Great Lawyers – A Strategic Professional Development Retreat"
• "In-House Session"
• "Northwest: Growing Your ESG Practice: Internal and External Priorities"
• "Zen and the Art of Negotiation in the COVID World"
• Learning from the Summer of 2020, As We Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Pathways to Success: Reflections on How to Engage and Advance Lawyer Diversity Initiatives

Seminar

• A Busy Intersection: The Convergence of DEI, Ethics, and Performance Management … and the Potholes of Unconscious Bias
• ACC Indiana Virtual CLE and Networking Event
• ALIC 2022 Annual Meeting
• Becoming and Excelling as a General Counsel
• CLO Club: Working Effectively with Your Chief Financial Officer
• Cultural Competence: A Mother’s Journey to Raising Two Successful General Counsel While Living Abroad
• Enhancing the Effectiveness of Your Team
• Good to Great Lawyers - A Strategic Professional Development Retreat
• Pathways to Success: Corporate Counsel Partner with Chicago Law Firms on Law Diversity
• Quarles' 18th Annual Specialized CLE for In‑House Counsel, Presented by Quarles and ACC's Arizona Chapter
• Strategic Corporate Counsel Partnerships with Outside Counsel
• What Every GC, Board, and Corporation Needs to Know About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Part Two: A Call To Action
• Zen and the Art of Negotiation in the COVID World