Rory has 23 years of working in the assessment world, driving the growth of assessment programs across the world in the certification, licensure, education, and talent verticals. As the Vice President of Business Development for Strasz Assessment Solutions, Rory helps organizations with their item banking, scoring, software, and test delivery needs, while supporting clients and the industry using his extensive background. During his career, Rory has proudly worked with hundreds of well-known universities, non-profits, and Fortune 500 technology providers. Previously, Rory served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Client Success for PSI Services, running the go-to-market teams for this global full-service testing organization. Dr. McCorkle also worked as the President of International Credentialing Associates (ICA), providing test development, market research, and program management consulting for credentialing organizations. He also worked as the Career Resources Product Manager at IEEE, Product Manager of Credentials at the Project Management Institute (PMI), and Exam Developer at Prometric.

Rory serves extensively in the nonprofit community. He is currently Chair (2024) for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Board of Directors and a member of ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) committee. His past roles have included chairing the 2019 Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Innovations in Testing Conference. He has previously served on several Boards of Directors around the testing industry, including as President of the Performance Testing Council, Security Director for the IT Certification Council, and Director at Large for the Credentialing Network Group (CNG). He has previously chaired the ATP Security and Marketing Committees, ICE External Stakeholders Committee, ICE Education Committee, as well as serving as Treasurer for CNG and on the ICE Exchange Program Committee.

Rory received a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He also holds an MBA from Drexel University and B.A. in Psychology from Millersville University. Finally, he holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE), I.C.E. Certified Credentialing Professional (ICE-CCP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.