Michael Sneed
Former Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs & Chief Communication Officer
Michael Sneed most recently served as Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs & Chief Communication Officer, and a member of the Executive Committee at Johnson & Johnson. While on the Executive Committee, Michael led the Corporation’s global marketing, communication, design and philanthropy functions. Previously, he was a Company Group Chairman for Johnson & Johnson and a member of the Medical Devices & Diagnostics Group Operating Committee.
Michael joined Johnson & Johnson in 1983 as a Marketing Assistant. He held positions of increasing responsibility in the marketing organization and in 1995 was promoted to Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Pharmaceuticals to lead the Company’s growth in the Asia Pacific, Eastern European and Latin American regions. In 1998 Michael relocated to Europe as Managing Director, McNeil Consumer Nutritionals Europe. In 2002, he was named Global President, Personal Products Company. Michael was promoted to Company Group Chairman and a member of the Consumer and Personal Care Group Operating Committee in 2004, with North American responsibility for the Consumer Health Companies of Johnson & Johnson. In this role, he also had North American responsibility for the IT, Finance and HR organizations within the Consumer & Personal Care group. Michael is Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Thomas Jefferson Health System in Philadelphia. He also serves as a member of the board of Trustees at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and WHYY Public Media. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Wayfair, Inc., and Kenvue, Inc. Michael holds a Master’s degree in business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Macalester College.
Michael is married with three adult children and resides outside of Philadelphia, PA.
