Joaquin Duato

Biography

Joaquin Duato is a globally experienced, values-driven healthcare business leader and currently the Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, at Johnson & Johnson, the world’s premiere healthcare company and fifth largest pharmaceutical business. He is a respected industry leader and is the Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). In recognition of his thought leadership, he was recently appointed to the Board of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. Joaquin played an instrumental role in leading the dramatic turnaround of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals business. A 27-year veteran of the Company, Joaquin was named Company Group Chairman of the Americas in 2009. He then continued leading the global transformation upon his appointment as Worldwide Chairman in 2011. With a proven track record of creating innovative commercial solutions and processes to support the Company’s cutting-edge medicines, he inspires employees to focus on transforming the lives of patients. The results are clear: with 16 new products launched since 2009 and 10 potential billion dollar medicines expected to be filed before 2019, the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals sector is poised to remain one of the fastest growing top 10 pharmaceutical companies globally.

Research Interest

Health Care