Speaker's Name
Desiree Ralls-Morrison
Title
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Company Name
Boston Scientific
Bio
Desiree Ralls-Morrison is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Boston Scientific, a position she has held since November 2017. In this role, she is responsible for providing global legal leadership across all of our businesses, regions and functions, and overseeing the company’s global compliance function.Before joining Boston Scientific, Desiree was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and head of the global litigation, government affairs and public policy organizations, for Boehringer Ingelheim USA, Inc. Prior to that, she spent nine years at Johnson & Johnson, most recently as General Counsel for the consumer group, and previously progressed through roles of increasing responsibility, including Senior Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, and Vice President of law for the women’s health, nutritionals and over the counter businesses. Earlier in her career, Desiree was a senior attorney and assistant counsel at Merck & Co, Inc., focusing largely on regulatory and product liability matters, and prior to that, she held litigation roles at the law firms of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Shipman & Goodwin LLP.
In October of 2018, Desiree was appointed to the Board of Directors for The Partnership, Inc., whose mission is to ensure the economic competitiveness of the Boston area by attracting, retaining and convening professionals of color. She also served on the Danbury Hospital/New Milford Hospital Board of Directors, The Inner-City Foundation for Charity and Education and the Lawyer's Collaborative for Diversity. Desiree earned her bachelor of arts in economics and political science from Wesleyan University and her juris doctor from Harvard Law School.
Session List
Global Leaders: Increasing Performance and Relationships for Virtual and Remote TeamsFriday, February 08th 8:45 AM to 10:00 AM Room: Virginia Suite AB- Lobby Level