Cory Crowley serves as the Executive Vice President of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. In his current role, Cory oversees all internal and external messaging, public affairs, community relations, government relations, corporate governance, branding, and development, as well as the approval and site selection for the National Medal of Honor Monument in Washington, DC. Cory’s professional career began as part of George W. Bush’s successful presidential campaign in 2000 and eventually to a 10-year career on Capitol Hill as a senior aide to United States Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. After leaving public service, he founded a Washington, DC based public relations firm in which capacity he has served as a trusted advisor and strategist to many prominent companies, brands, and individuals including Microsoft, UPS, Reed Elsevier, the Aids Healthcare Foundation, Governor John Kasich, Governor John Huntsman, Senator Chuck Grassley, and many others. He has also founded and consulted for several successful start-ups. Additionally, Cory helped the effort which led to the successful recovery and restoration of the historic USS Iowa Battleship turning it into a prominent maritime museum anchored in San Pedro, California. Cory continues to appear regularly as a public policy and political analyst on many global news programs including CTV Canada, Asharq Dubai, Al-Ghad London, and the BBC.