Personal stories

The brother of Johnson & Johnson cofounders Robert Wood Johnson and James Wood Johnson, Edward Mead Johnson led the company’s sales and marketing division in the 19^th century. In 1898, Edward Mead left Johnson & Johnson, taking with him the company’s digestive products line, a business that would eventually become a leading global company in the field of infant and child nutrition.

Learn more about this Johnson & Johnson cofounder.

Born in 1845, Robert Wood Johnson I is best known for his pioneering innovations in sterile surgery and sanitary wound care. The company’s future-oriented focus, acceptance of women in professional roles and management for the long-term also have their origins with Johnson, whose founding ideals would later find expression in Our Credo, written by his son Robert Wood Johnson II.

From contact lenses to cancer treatments, Johnson & Johnson has a robust portfolio of healthcare products—and Rich Kaeser is tasked with ensuring the safety and quality of all of the company’s brands.

The company has been honored with a spot on the prestigious list for the 17th year in a row for its innovative spirit and commitment to social responsibility, among other respected attributes.

Check out this infographic breakdown of the company’s annual earnings report, with key performance highlights from its consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices businesses over the last year.

Talk about strength in numbers. After struggling with obesity and a family history of health issues, Sonya Fox and her college-aged daughter, Rebecca Moore, jointly made the decision to take control of their futures with the weight-loss procedure.

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have type 2 diabetes. And Chiara Magnone has her sights set on changing what it means to live with the condition, as well as how common complications like chronic kidney disease are treated.

Trillions of beneficial bacteria live in and all around us. What if we could use them to our advantage, to do everything from prevent diabetes to reduce inflammation? Dirk Gevers, Ph.D., Global Head of the Janssen Human Microbiome Institute, shares how his team is already well on that research path.

Talk about team spirit. These three Johnson & Johnson managers got their employees to put their health first, including one director who convinced his staff to train for a 9K swimrun.