Cory McAnelly serves as the AVP of Enterprise Innovation Strategy at Principal Financial Group since September 2017, following a role as Counsel and Patent Attorney at Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. between July 2015 and August 2017. Previous experience includes positions as Associate in Intellectual Property Litigation at McKool Smith and as an Associate Intellectual Property Attorney at McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC. Cory's legal career began as a Federal Law Clerk for the Honorable John Jarvey in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa and included roles as a Law Clerk and Student Legal Intern. Academic credentials encompass a Juris Doctor with Highest Honors in Intellectual Property Law from Drake University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa.