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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity at Johnson & Johnson is about each of our unique perspectives. It’s about us, our colleagues and the world we care for – all backgrounds, beliefs, abilities and the entire range of human experience. We are building on our strong foundation to meet the needs of the evolving world and to make meaningful change at Johnson & Johnson and for society as a whole.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means we all belong.

Our DEI Vision: Be yourself, change the world. Our vision at Johnson & Johnson is for every person to use their unique experiences, abilities and backgrounds, together – to spark solutions that create a better, healthier world.

Our DEI Mission: Make diversity and inclusion how we work every day.
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  • Johnson & Johnson is an innovation-based company, and diversity is at the root of innovation. We have long understood that a culture of inclusion opens the door to new ideas while ensuring that our teams reflect the communities that we serve.
    Joaquin Duato
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Our global DEI strategy has enabled us to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, tailor tools and resources to meet individual needs and improve our systems and processes so everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
    Wanda Bryant Hope
    Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

Our DEI strategy

Inclusion

Accelerate our global culture of inclusion where every individual belongs

Innovation

Drive innovation and growth with our business to serve diverse markets around the world

Diversity

Build a workforce of individuals with diverse backgrounds, abilities, cultures and perspectives

Equity

Transform talent and business processes to achieve equitable opportunities for all

Featured Diversity, Equity & Inclusion stories

What to know about We All Belong: 2023 DEI Impact Review

The annual report details how Johnson & Johnson is harnessing the power of diversity, equity and inclusion to provide better care around the world.

How Johnson & Johnson is helping build a sense of belonging by investing in student nurses of color

A diverse nursing workforce is a better nursing workforce—one that improves quality of care and patient outcomes for all populations. That’s why Johnson & Johnson has put its support behind two pilot programs aimed at setting nurses up for success on campus and in healthcare settings.

“I’m a scientist dedicated to bringing eye-health innovations to the world”

Meet Xiao-Yu Song, Global Head of Research & Development for Vision at Johnson & Johnson, who leads a talented team that creates cutting-edge products addressing vision problems through all stages of life.

Health Equity Champion Spotlight: How Dr. Yolanda Lawson fosters inclusion through clinical trial diversity

Our Race to Health Equity is partnering with National Medical Fellowships to address health inequities and help make the next generation of physicians as diverse as the patients they serve. Through this series, we’re profiling people at the heart of Johnson & Johnson who are working to eliminate persistent gaps and create more effective and equitable health systems.

Our impact

At Johnson & Johnson, we each have a responsibility to accelerate our progress with diversity, equity & inclusion.
And we are all empowered to drive change within our company and the world at large.

Women

Women are innovators meeting today’s challenges and inventing tomorrow’s solutions. Our Commitment to championing women makes us all stronger.

The Military-connected community

We are committed to supporting and engaging our Military community’s health. Enabling families and Veterans to bring their unique experiences and strengths to the world.

Equitable healthcare

Johnson & Johnson aspires to help eradicate racial and social injustice by eliminating health inequities for people of color. Our Race to Health Equity allows us to address this goal.

Diverse abilities

The Valuable 500 is a global movement that has united leading corporations around a shared goal: to put disability inclusion on the business leadership agenda to unlock the social and economic value of people living with disabilities.

Our commitment to transparency and accountability

Our employee resource groups

Johnson & Johnson has 12 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that connect and engage employees across the company to develop their potential, build relationship capital and drive an inclusive environment and culture.