LaVerne H. Council
Corporate Vice President and CIO, Johnson & Johnson

As Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, LaVerne H. Council oversees Johnson & Johnson’s global IT group. In this capacity, LaVerne is responsible for managing information technology and related systems for the Johnson & Johnson worldwide enterprise. In this role, LaVerne is a Member of the Corporate Global Operating Committee. Her organization  includes more than 250 operating companies, over 4,000 information management employees,  and a budget of over $1.9 billion.
 
LaVerne accepted her current position at Johnson & Johnson in 2006 as a proven thought leader with a demonstrated track record of achievement that includes a wealth of global experience in information technology, supply chain management, and business operations.

Before joining Johnson & Johnson, she was Global Vice President for Information Technology (I/T), Global Business Solutions and Development Services for Dell, Inc. In this capacity, she served as the information technology leader for EMEA, Asia, Global Software Services and I/T Globalization with responsibility for optimizing the global project delivery capability. She developed and implemented business growth solutions, created a global development model, and managed the global quality process through the implementation of Capability Maturity Model (CMM/CMMI) strategies. During her tenure at Dell, LaVerne was also the global leader for infrastructure engineering, networking, security, enterprise application interfaces, and the Global Supply Chain Technology in Dell’s core operations.

Prior to Dell, Inc., LaVerne was a partner with CAPGEMINI, formerly Ernst and Young LLP, where she led the Global Supply Chain Strategy Practice, focusing on Life Sciences accounts. She was responsible for Ernst & Young’s Supply Chain Strategy Team for all markets.
 
LaVerne holds a Bachelor’s degree in business from Western Illinois University, graduating with highest honors. She also has an M.B.A. in operations management from Illinois State University

Affiliations:

• Board of Trustees March of Dimes - Executive Committee member and MOD Board Secretary
• Chair of the Board of Liberty Science Center
• Member of The Research Board
• Member of the CIO Executive Board
• Member of the Executive Leadership Council and many other industry Advisory Councils

Other Achievements:

• Nominated for CIO Hall of Fame
• Selected by the Global CIO Executive Summit as a 2008 Top Ten Leader and Innovator
• Featured on the cover of March 2008 edition of CIO Magazine; article entitled The Art of the Deal
• Selected for Forbes’ 2007 list of Technology Power Women
• Featured in Change Artists (2007), a CNN live Web cast profiling CIOs and CEOs of major corporations
• Subject of a Forbes.com article entitled Tough,Tech-Smart — And Female.
• Featured in Eenadu, one of the largest news magazines in India