GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
Denise Cade of Idex Corporation
Denise Cade joined IDEX in 2015 as its general counsel, having previously held in-house roles at SunCoke Energy and PPG Industries and practiced in Shaw Pittman’s corporate group. She leads a multidisciplinary team tasked with handling a broad spectrum of legal, regulatory and wider compliance issues facing the industrials and engineering company, where her “strategic thinking” and her ability to “see the big picture in a really constructive way” comes to the fore, according to legal insiders.
Cade comes particularly highly recommended for her role fostering a truly collaborative and inclusive working atmosphere at IDEX, with sources also praising her ability to “empower her staff” and build an effective legal team. Outside of her day-to-day position at the company, Cade takes an active role in promoting the advancement of women and minorities in the workplace, serving on the board of The Chicago Network, a membership organization empowering professional women, The Executive Leadership Council and The Executives’ Club of Chicago.