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In a year of
shakeup in the J&J
C-suite—Joaquin
Duato will take
over from longtime
chief Alex Gorsky in
January—Taubert
has been a beacon
of stability (and a
focus of specula-
tion about future
CEO contenders).
As head of J&J’s
pharma unit, she
oversaw more than
half of the com-
pany’s $82.6 billion
in 2020 revenue.
She’s also been
leading the charge
on J&J’s COVID
vaccine, which,
though it stumbled
early on over safety
concerns, is now
expected to bring
in approximately
$2.5 billion in 2021
revenue. Taubert’s
division has also
been buoyed by
efforts to grow the
company’s footprint
in non-COVID treat-
ment spaces.Jennifer
Ta u b e r t
EVP and Worldwide
Chairman,
Pharmaceuticals, 58,
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Apple pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030, which
means reducing 75% of emissions generated from its prod-
ucts and supply chain within the next decade. While critics
still contend Apple’s products directly result in environmental
damage, under Jackson’s leadership the tech giant reported a
10% drop in its carbon footprint from 2019 to the end of 2020.
Jackson took charge of a new $200 million Restore Fund in
April, which aims to invest in forestry projects that remove at
least 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, while
earning a profit for investors. She also helped drive Apple’s
ability to ship all newly released iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch-
es, and MacBooks with 90% fiber packaging in fiscal year
2020 in an effort to close in on the company’s commitment
to eliminate all plastics from product packaging by 2025. As
part of Apple’s social impact initiatives, Jackson helped the
company create the Atlanta-based Propel Center, a first-of-
its-kind physical and virtual campus that will serve as a hub for
historically Black colleges and universities.Lisa
Jackson
VP of Environment, Policy,
and Social Initiatives, 59,
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