Corey Axelrod

Founder and CEO

2axend

Corey Axelrod, MBA, is the founder and CEO of 2axend, a Deaf-owned strategic consulting and training firm working with organizations to provide user-centric experiences to Deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Corey is sought after as a consultant, thought leader, and trainer to organizations in the education, healthcare, healthcare education, government and language services industries on issues of communication accessibility, inclusive organizational design, unconscious bias, risk management, and Deaf awareness and cultural humility.

Prior to founding 2axend, Axelrod served in several business development roles for Communication Service for the Deaf, as well as principal and digital marketing consultant for Synergetic Business Solutions, digital marketing coordinator for Purple Communications and
director of marketing and business development for Hager Productions. Axelrod earned his master of business administration (MBA) with a concentration in marketing and sales management and his bachelor of science in business administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Corey currently serves as a member of the ASTM International F43.06 Subcommittee on Captioning Standards. Corey is a past three-term president of the Illinois Association of the Deaf, Illinois’ leading civil rights organization of, by and for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Illinoisans. He has also served as a member of the Northwest Community Hospital’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, the Village of Arlington Heights’ Commission for Citizens with Disabilities,
Illinois School for the Deaf Advisory Council and Chicago Hearing Society Advisory Council. Corey is the proud recipient of several accolades, including the Knights of Flying Fingers Award from the National Association of the Deaf and the J.B. & Beatrice Davis Leadership Award from the Illinois Association of the Deaf.