Chris Picariello

As President of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), Chris leads a global team of investment experts based at our J&J Innovation Centers. Chris provides leadership for JJDC’s investing activities in areas of strategic importance to Johnson & Johnson.

Chris joined JJDC in October 2019 from J&J’s North America Consumer organization where he served as Vice President, Finance since July 2017. Prior to this, Chris was Chief Financial Officer and Global Head of Procurement, Government Grants Office and Project Management Office for Janssen Research & Development. He has held roles in finance leadership, including Vice President, Finance and CFO for the Global Baby Franchise, Supply Chain, US Selling and Customer Development within the J&J Consumer Sector; CFO for Tibotec-Virco, Finance Director of Janssen R&D in Belgium and Finance Manager of International Operations Control. Chris joined J&J in 1995.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from LaSalle University.