executive spotlight
Lilly Bio-Medicines President: A Passion for Patients and Brands Christi Shaw, Sr. Vice President, Lilly and President, Lilly Bio-Medicines, on her unconventional path to success Perhaps the most poignant comment Christi Shaw has made about her career is that, after thirty years in the industry, Fortune mentioned her for the first time in 2016 when she resigned as U.S. president of Novartis to take care of her ailing sister. Despite her many significant accomplishments, this was the decision that made headlines, largely because it was such an unusual move in the midst of a vibrant career. She’s working to ensure that this kind of necessary and understandable choice is not “news” in the corporate world, but a more common and acceptable one. 9 | HS&M AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017
