Paula Bulcao joined Eastman Chemical Company in July of 2020 as its Director, Global Public and Community Affairs, working to ensure Eastman continues to be a valued and trusted neighbor of the communities around the world in which it operates. Additionally, Bulcao serves as Executive Director of the Eastman Foundation. She brings with her a career record of success, transforming external communications models, building relationships and alliances, negotiating with stakeholders for business development, strengthening corporate image to mitigate business risk and establishing strategic advocacy and sustainable community investment approaches to advance business objectives. Well regarded and trusted as the right leader for change management, emergency/crisis situations and highly effective engagement strategies, Bulcao has a reputation for energizing and breathing new life into enterprise-wide initiatives and leadership confidence to transform reputation and public challenges into mutual benefit opportunities. Prior to joining Eastman, Bulcao held leadership roles working 20 years for global energy company BP, where she oversaw external relations, community engagement, advocacy, public policy development, issues management and social investments. Bulcao brings to Eastman deep experience in the government and public affairs arena, having worked in different operating environments in places such as Los Angeles, where BP’s assets stretched across five Western states; Denver, where BP’s assets traversed Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah; and Texas, where Bulcao was the chief lobbyist and public affairs advocate for BP’s chemical, refining, exploration and production, shipping, alternative energy and natural gas marketing operations in Texas. During the Deepwater Horizon accident, Bulcao served as BP’s public information officer and state lead for Texas and held similar roles in Louisiana and Florida. Bulcao’s international experience includes serving as Regional Coordinator for BP’s external affairs operations in the Western Hemisphere, which included the US, Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago. In addition to the regional coordinator role, Bulcao served as Executive Assistant to the Group Chief of Staff, while based in BP’s corporate headquarters in London, England. Prior to joining BP, Bulcao worked in Washington, DC, where she spent a decade advocating at the federal level and developing influential advocacy campaigns for trade associations representing the US textile industry, the offshore oil and gas industry and independent oil and gas operators. Bulcao is a 1988 graduate of Texas A&M University and now resides in Kingsport, TN, with her husband Doug and their three daughters Waylon (16 years), Gigi (14 years) and Silvie (10 years) and menagerie of horses, dogs and cats.