Gary Walker

Gary brings 35+ years of marketing and general management experience to Brickell Bio as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining Brickell, Gary spent 10 years at the Eli Lilly Company building and leading Global Brands and preparing them for successful launch. His experience spans multiple disease states - including Alzheimer’s Disease, Chronic Pain, and Depression. As a global marketing leader for Eli Lilly, Gary also had an opportunity to lead the Digital Innovation team in Japan, as well as make the company’s first Disease State Education TV advertisement in Japan.

Prior to Eli Lilly, Gary served the Steak n Shake Company (NYSE listed $1B+ revenues) as Senior Vice President, COO. In the 9 years Gary spent at Steak n Shake, he played a leading role in accelerating marketing, menu and service innovation. Gary also led the franchising business for Steak n Shake for 5 years.

Gary’s other previous marketing and general management experience includes 4 years with DowBrands and 14 years with Procter & Gamble. Over that period, Gary launched 10+ new innovative products across numerous brands like Scrubbing Bubbles, Tide, Cascade, Ivory, etc.

Gary has a BS Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University and has deep knowledge of Six Sigma, 4DX Execution, Service Profit Chain and Innovation/Design Thinking processes.