Footprints: Dave Ricks

1,237 views · Published 30 November 2018 · 2:43 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: Purdue University · 2018 · Education

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Purdue alumnus Dave Ricks took a Giant Leap from taking class in Lilly Hall of Life Sciences as a student to serving as CEO of Eli Lilly, the biggest private employer in Indiana. With an industrial management degree from the Krannert School of Management, Ricks is leaving his footprints in the pharmaceutical industry one step at a time. 

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Twitter: @LillyPad

RELATED LINKS
His bio on Lilly’s website:
https://www.lilly.com/david-a-ricks

A story about him on Biomedical Engineering website:
https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/AboutUs/News/2016/dave-ricks-to-become-lilly8217s-11th-ceo

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