Arisa Batista Cunningham

Arisa Batista Cunningham

VP, Global Diversity, MD&D Group , Johnson & Johnson

Ms. Arisa Batista Cunningham is Vice President, Global Diversity, for the Johnson & Johnson $24 Billion Medical Devices and Diagnostics Group where she is responsible for the franchises comprehensive global diversity strategy and action plans. She has extensive experience in U.S. and global management, marketing, strategic planning, business development and advocacy across various categories with major companies including Procter & Gamble, Revlon, Chesebrough-Pond's/Unilever and Whitehall Labs/Wyeth. She has been honored with several awards for creativity, business excellence and leadership. She has also made significant contributions in diversity at J&J where she won the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Award. She serves in a leadership position with many community and professional associations that advance minority and underserved talent and health. A native of the Republic of Panama, she has an MBA from Ohio University and undergraduate degrees from James Madison University and Sta. Maria La Antigua University. She lives in Chappaqua, NY with her husband and children.