Cory is a Ph.D. student in the Social Science Program. He holds a J.D. from Syracuse University's College of Law, and a master of arts in international relations from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Cory Michael Cali, Esq. is the legal advisor to the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) and the former General Counsel of DevTech Systems. 

An attorney in New York and Virginia, Cory has previously worked in litigation and risk management. He also has experience in both program management and program evaluation having worked across a wide selection of Department of State bureaus and USAID Missions.