John Lechleiter

John C.
Lechleiter was the founder of The Life Sciences Foundation, founded in 2010, where the title held was Director.
Current jobs include Director at Lilly Endowment, Inc. since 2018; Director at Battelle Memorial Institute since 2018; Director at Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America since 2010, with the director title starting in 2012; Director at The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership; Director at Science History Institute; Director at Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.; Director at Fairbanks Institute; Director at 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee; Director at Indiana Biosciences Research Institute since 2018; Director at The Hoosier Art Salon; Member at American Chemical Society; Trustee at Xavier University; Member at The Business Roundtable; and Member at The Business Council.
Former jobs include Non-Executive Chairman at Eli Lilly & Co. from 2016 to 2017, with employment at the company from 1979 to 2017; Chairman at The U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc.; Chairman-Worldwide at United Way Worldwide; Independent Director at Ford Motor Co. from 2013 to 2021; Director at Great Lakes Chemical Corp.
in 2005; Independent Director at NIKE, Inc. from 2009 to 2019; Director at United Way of Central Indiana, Inc.; Director-Pharmaceutical Product Development at Lilly Research Centre Ltd.; Director at Indiana Economic Development Corp.; and President at International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.
Education includes graduate and doctorate degrees from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Xavier University conferred in 1975.