Joseph Nuzzolese — Corporate VP, Global Supply Chain at Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Joseph Nuzzolese joined Edwards as corporate vice president, global supply chain, in August 2016 and his responsibilities were expanded to include quality and regulatory compliance in June 2020. Prior to joining the company, Nuzzolese was the vice president, supply chain, for Johnson & Johnson's global surgery business, where he was responsible for leading worldwide operations for the Ethicon and Cardio and Specialty Surgery Businesses, which included Ethicon, Ethicon EndoSurgery, Biosurgery, Biosense Webster, Acclarent, Mentor, Advanced Sterilization Products and Sterilmed. Nuzzolese has more than 25 years of experience leading all facets of supply chain and held a number of senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, including vice president of supply chain in the Office of Strategy & Execution, vice president of worldwide operations for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. and vice president of drug delivery for ALZA Corp. Nuzzolese was appointed to the Orange County United Way Board of Directors in July 2018 and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Board of Directors in 2023. Nuzzolese received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.