Currently, Elizabeth M. Adefioye occupies the position of Chief People Officer at Emerson Electric Co.

She is also on the board of Sealed Air Corp., Metropolitan Family Services, Society for Human Resources Management and Skills for Chicagolands Future and Member of The Economic Club of Chicago.

In the past she was Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP of Ingredion, Inc., Vice President-Human Resources for Johnson & Johnson, Inc., Director-Regional Human Resources at Medtronic Ltd., Vice President-Human Resources of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Senior Human Resources Manager at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and VP-Human Resources & Global Manufacturing at Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

Elizabeth M. Adefioye received an undergraduate degree from Lagos State University and a graduate degree from the University of Westminster.