Judy Lewent joined Merck & Co. in 1980 and was chief financial officer from 1990 until her retirement in 2007, where she was responsible for worldwide financial, corporate development and licensing matters as well as for strategic planning. Lewent also served as president, Human Health Asia from January 2003 until July 2005.
Lewent serves on the board of LGC Group and Valo Health, LLC and previously served on the boards of GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. She served on Motorola’s board of directors from May 1995 to May 2010. In addition, she is a trustee of the Rockefeller Family Trust and is a life member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation.
Lewent earned a bachelor’s degree from Goucher College and a master’s degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management.