Smita Pillai

Smita Pillai joined Regeneron as our first Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Officer in 2021. Ms. Pillai has an accomplished global DE&I career spanning Life Sciences, Technology, Financial Services and Media sectors. Most recently she was VP, Global Head of DE&I at Zendesk. Prior to that she was Chief Diversity Officer for Dow Jones, including its flagship brand The Wall Street Journal. Before that, she has led global marketing research, corporate strategy and DE&I efforts at Fortune 50 companies such as Prudential Financial, Johnson & Johnson and ACNielsen. A certified DE&I professional, Ms. Pillai received her BBA from KS School of Management and MBA from Symbiosis International Business School, India.