Joseph J. Wolk (Joe) is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Johnson & Johnson. Joe serves as a member of the company’s Executive Committee, playing a strategic role in the overall management of the organization and leading the development and execution of the business’ global long-term financial strategy. Additionally, as the financial steward of Johnson & Johnson, Joe’s scope of responsibilities includes driving competitive and profitable growth, generating sustainable cash flow, allocating capital to maximize value creation and managing risk across the entire enterprise.
Joe leads the worldwide Finance and Global Services organizations, which includes approximately 9,000 colleagues around the globe. He has been with Johnson & Johnson for 26 years, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2018.
Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Joe was the Vice President of Investor Relations for Johnson & Johnson. In this role, he developed a winning strategy for building strong relationships with the investment community and disseminating Johnson & Johnson’s value creation narrative to all external financial stakeholders. During Joe’s tenure in this role, the Investor Relations function was regularly recognized by Institutional Investor as one of the best teams in the industry.
Prior to Investor Relations, Joe held a variety of senior leadership roles in several sectors and functions across the company, where he achieved superior results. He served as Vice President of Finance for J&J Innovative Medicine, Vice President of Finance for J&J MedTech’s Global Supply Chain and Chief Financial Officer of the North America Innovative Medicine Group.
Joe is an accomplished, Credo-based leader; passionate about talent development, driving innovation, and community service. He is the executive sponsor of Johnson & Johnson’s Impact Venture Fund, an “impact investment” fund that provides funding to entrepreneurs and their start-up companies or social enterprises to address healthcare challenges impacting people around the world. He is also the executive sponsor of the Veterans Leadership Council and a champion of the Finance Leadership Development Program. Additionally, he is a member of the Kenvue Board of Directors, Stanford Medicine Board of Fellows, the CNBC Global CFO Council and the Wall Street Journal CFO Network.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from St. Joseph’s University, where he serves on the University’s Board of Trustees and was recently inducted into the University’s Haub School of Business Hall of Fame for his excellence in business management. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
