David Ricks has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly and Company since January 2017 and as Chair of its board of directors since June 2017. He served as Senior Vice President and President of Lilly Bio-Medicines from 2012 to 2016, as President of Lilly USA from 2009 to 2012, and as President and General Manager of Lilly China from 2008 to 2009, having joined Eli Lilly in 1996. He earned a B.S. from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University.