James Cornelius

James M.
Cornelius is currently Chairman at Mead Johnson & Co. LLC, Cornelius Family Foundation, and Cornelius Private Investments LLC.
He serves as Director at YourEncore, Inc., Arcamed, Inc., and Trustee at DePauw University, the University of Indianapolis, and Marian University.
He is also a Non-Executive Director at HyGIeaCare, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Cornelius was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Guidant Corp.
from 2005 to 2006, President & Chief Executive Officer at IVAC Corp.
from 1980 to 1982, Non-Executive Chairman at Bristol Myers Squibb Co. from 2010 to 2015, and Non-Executive Chairman at Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. from 2013 to 2017.
Other past roles include Chief Financial Officer & Director at Eli Lilly & Co. from 1983 to 1995, Director at The DIRECTV Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2009, Outside Independent Director at Given Imaging Ltd. from 2001 to 2013, Independent Director at MBX Biosciences, Inc. from 2020 to 2025, and various director and treasurer positions at multiple organizations.
Education includes an undergraduate degree (1965) and an MBA (1967) from Michigan State University.