David A. Ricks is a businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies is on the board of Adobe, Inc. and The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly & Co., Chairman for Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, President for International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Member of The Business Roundtable, Member of The Business Council and Chairman-Governors Board at James Whitcomb Riley Children's Foundation. In his past career he held the position of Principal at HP, Inc., Principal at International Business Machines Corp., President for Lilly USA LLC, President & General Manager at Lilly Industries Shanghai Ltd. and General Manager of Eli Lilly Canada, Inc. David A. Ricks received an MBA from Indiana University and an undergraduate degree from Purdue University.