2017 Joaquin Duato
Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Named 2017 Honorable Mentor
During the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) 28th annual Women of the Year event, the association named Joaquin Duato of Johnson & Johnson as its 2017 Honorable Mentor.
“Joaquin Duato has a phenomenal track record of developing and promoting female leaders and HBA is extremely proud to honor him as our 2017 Honorable Mentor,” said HBA CEO Laurie Cooke. “Joaquin truly supports the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. Joaquin has been a champion of diversity and inclusion throughout his global career.”
The HBA created the Honorable Mentor award in 2001 to annually recognize an individual who demonstrates long-term advocacy for current and future women leaders. Recipients exhibit personal dedication to developing, mentoring and promoting women in the industry, and are supportive of the HBA’s core purpose to further the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare.
Joaquin Duato is a globally experienced, values-driven pharmaceutical leader and currently the Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, at Johnson & Johnson, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He is a respected industry leader and is the immediate past Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), serves on the board of the U.S. Spain Council and formerly served on the board of Save the Children.
Joaquin has played an instrumental role in leading the dramatic turnaround of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals business. 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. In the same way he has accelerated the growth of the business, he has also rapidly accelerated the growth of female management within the company’s pharmaceuticals group.
Upon receiving the award, Joaquin stated, “I am thrilled to be named the 2017 HBA Honorable Mentor. As a recent U.S. citizen, I deeply appreciate the importance of diversity and inclusion in ensuring business success. I am humbled to have had the privilege of working with, and for, some of the industry’s most talented female leaders. I firmly believe diversity of thought, ideas and experience is critical to ensuring Johnson & Johnson remains at the forefront of innovation.”
“All of us at Johnson & Johnson are proud to have someone like Joaquin on the senior leadership team. He has an uncompromising dedication to developing, mentoring and promoting women,” said Johnson & Johnson chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky. “Joaquin is a living embodiment of Our Credo values and is a shining beacon for women’s development.”
To learn more about Joaquin Duato, HBA’s 2017 Honorable Mentor, visit his online biography.
Read "J&J's Joaquin Duato: Diversity is 'essential'' in the May 2017 issue of HBA's media partner publication, Medical Marketing & Media (MM&M) magazine.
About the HBA
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) is a global nonprofit organization serving a community women and men in leading life sciences, biotech, pharmaceutical and supporting companies. The HBA has nearly 120 Corporate Partners and nearly 8,000 members served by more than 20 chapters and affiliates across the U.S. and Europe.