Joy Marini is Global Director in the Health of Women Team (HoW) for the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), Johnson & Johnson.  The HoW team aims to lead transformative change to better the lives of women, including reducing maternal mortality in the United States.  

In her past roles at Johnson & Johnson, she established partnerships to improve 1) access to a skilled health workforce, 2) maternal-newborn and child health, and 3) women’s and girls’ empowerment.  Her expertise is leading public-private partnerships with UN, Civil Society and Government entities designed to implement sustainable programs that improve health.  These collaborations prioritized health equity and local ownership with an implementation focus on clinical skills-building, leadership growth, and strengthening of the health system.  Among the public-private partnerships Joy has led on behalf of Johnson & Johnson are Born on Time with Global Affairs Canada and the governments of Mali, Bangladesh and Ethiopia, Survive & Thrive with USAID, and the China Neonatal Resuscitation Program with the Chinese Ministry of Health, which is now in its 15th year and scaled to >90% of maternity facilities. 

Joy holds a Bachelor of Science in animal science and agriculture from Western Kentucky University, an MBA in International Marketing from Rider University, and an MS, Physician Assistant from UMDNJ-Rutgers. She proudly serves on the Boards of Global Health Council and GBCHealth.