2019 Engineering Leader Under 40: Keith Riegel, 34

Process Automation Consultant, Corteva Agriscience, Wilmington, Del., BS Chemical Engineering, Rowan University

By McKenzie Burns, Amanda Pelliccione, Mark T. Hoske September 12, 2019

Keith Riegel, 34
Process Automation Consultant
Corteva Agriscience, Wilmington, Del.
BS Chemical Engineering, Rowan University

Keith has supported multiple businesses through assignments in site and corporate roles. His primary activities have been in dynamic modeling, advanced process control (APC) and training. Keith is a professional engineer and co-leads his agriculturals science company’s LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group Mid-Atlantic chapter and also has co-presented talks at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit and Society for Women Engineers Conference focused on the importance of being out at work and the impact of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace.

FUN FACT: Keith is a trumpet player and member of the board of the Philadelphia Freedom Band, which is a 501c3 nonprofit LGBTQ+ founded concert and marching band.


Author Bio: McKenzie Burns, production coordinator; Amanda Pelliccione, research director; and Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media