Jennifer Taubert is Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Innovative Medicine at Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest, most diversified, healthcare products company. She is a member of the Corporation’s Executive Committee and leads the Innovative Medicine Group Operating Committee.
Jennifer is a leader in shaping the global strategy of transformational medical innovation for the Innovative Medicine sector, successfully delivering vital new medicines to prevent, treat and cure complex diseases including cancer; immune-related disorders; serious mental illness; cardiovascular disease; retinal disease; and pulmonary hypertension. Under her leadership, J&J Innovative Medicine has become the second-largest pharmaceutical business globally, with more than $50 billion in worldwide revenue. The company has been named No. 1 in the Pharmaceuticals category on Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 10 consecutive years. And, in recognition of her impact on behalf of patients, Jennifer has been named to Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women” list for the past eight years. She was also named among the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, Jennifer held positions of increasing scope and responsibility at Merck and Allergan.
Jennifer is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, and she is Chair of the International Committee. She also serves on the National Academy of Medicine’s Leadership Consortium and on the Advisory Board of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. In addition, Jennifer is a member of the Board of Directors of McDonald’s Corporation.
Jennifer received a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.