Elizabeth Johnson, President

Elizabeth Johnson, a third generation Californian, is an alumna of the University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy in Stockton, CA. Upon receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy degree, she completed a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and then returned to California where she managed the outpatient pharmacy at UC Irvine Medical Center. In 1991 she returned to her hometown of Sacramento to begin a career in association management at the California Pharmacists Association where she was Vice President of Education then Senior Vice President. After ten years, Johnson made a career change to the pharmaceutical industry where she spent nearly 16 years at Lilly holding several positions in the medical division. At the end of 2017, Dr. Johnson left Lilly and started Elizabeth Johnson Consulting. Johnson has a strong passion for her profession and has volunteered at state and national levels throughout her career and is currently serving as President of the APhA Foundation. One of her other passions is her alma mater, where she has served as president of both the pharmacy and university alumni associations and currently serves on its Board of Regents.