Johnson & Johnson
Erica Jeffries Purdo serves as Vice President of Strategy and Operations for Global Corporate Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, where responsibilities include leading strategic initiatives to enhance the organization's impact. Previous roles include North America Pharmacy Channel Leader at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Chief of Staff for Worldwide Global Services at Johnson & Johnson, and Director at the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, overseeing a budget of approximately $150 million. With a strong background in inclusion and diversity as Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at Exelis, Erica also brings experience from the U.S. EPA as a Senior Advisor and as a White House Fellow. A former Captain in the U.S. Army, Erica has an extensive educational background, including degrees from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Georgetown University, and an MBA from Virginia Tech, along with a recent certificate in Business Strategy from Harvard Business School Online.
Johnson & Johnson
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Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have approximately 141,700 employees worldwide engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the healthcare field. Johnson & Johnson is a holding company, with operating companies conducting business in virtually all countries of the world. The Company’s primary focus is products related to human health and well-being. Johnson & Johnson was incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1887. Johnson & Johnson is organized into three business segments: Consumer Health, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices. The Consumer Health segment includes a broad range of products focused on personal healthcare used in the Skin Health/Beauty, Over-the-Counter medicines, Baby Care, Oral Care, Women’s Health and Wound Care markets. The Pharmaceutical segment is focused on six therapeutic areas: Immunology (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis), Infectious Diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS and COVID-19), Neuroscience (e.g., mood disorders, neurodegenerative disorders and schizophrenia), Oncology (e.g., prostate cancer, hematologic malignancies, lung cancer and bladder cancer), Cardiovascular and Metabolism (e.g., thrombosis, diabetes and macular degeneration) and Pulmonary Hypertension (e.g., Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension). Medicines in this segment are distributed directly to retailers, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals and healthcare professionals for prescription use. The Medical Devices segment includes a broad range of products used in the Interventional Solutions, Orthopaedics, Surgery, and Vision fields. At Johnson & Johnson, employees are guided by Our Credo which sets forth the Company’s responsibilities to patients, consumers, customers, healthcare professionals, employees, communities and shareholders. The Company is committed to workplace diversity and to cultivating, fostering, and advancing a culture of equity and inclusion. Enabling employees to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Company’s continued success. The Company’s DEI vision is: Be yourself, change the world.