Dr. Joy Jackson-Guilford is a servant leader, community advocate, and retired pharmaceutical executive with a distinguished 28-year career spanning project management, medical/clinical affairs, and human resources at organizations including AbbVie, Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson, and Eli Lilly and Company.  She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Morris Brown College and both her Master’s and PhD in Pharmacology/Toxicology from Florida A&M University.

 

Following her retirement from AbbVie as Director of Diversity Hiring Enablement in Talent Acquisition, she now leads with passion and purpose as the founder of Precious Solemates, a children’s boutique offering curated, classic, and comfortable footwear, and the JJG STEaM Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring students to pursue careers in STEM, which has awarded over $45,000 in scholarships. She also serves as Chief Product Education Officer for IQV Nexus, a biopharmaceutical lab.

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A committed civic leader, she serves in leadership roles within several organizations. Dr. Jackson-Guilford is the recipient of numerous honors recognizing her impact in community service and leadership, and she is devoted to ensuring her life’s work reflects a legacy of service, passion, and purpose.