## [Novartis US Leadership Team](/us-en/about/leadership-team "Novartis US Leadership Team") The Novartis US Leadership Team empowers teams to translate science into meaningful outcomes at scale. ![Victor Bultó thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Victor-Bulto_0.png?h=e5811354&itok=B56dP2w- "Victor Bultó thumbnail") Victor Bultó President, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/victor-bulto "Read biography") ![Sonia Choi thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Sonia-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=f7Lb0TAf "Sonia Choi thumbnail") Sonia Choi Head, Communications and Patient Advocacy, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/sonia-choi "Read biography") ![Desmond (Des) Creary thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Des-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=uWoLcUCV "Desmond (Des) Creary thumbnail") Desmond (Des) Creary Chief Customer Engagement Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/des-creary "Read biography") ![Gail Horwood; Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, US](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-10/Gail_Thumbnail2.png?h=e5811354&itok=yZxR8WWc "Gail Horwood; Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, US") Gail Horwood Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/gail-horwood "Read biography") ![Reshema Kemps-Polanco](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-11/Reshema-Kemps-Polanco%20-%20thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=qCl0Q7ab "Reshema Kemps-Polanco") Reshema Kemps-Polanco Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/reshema-kemps-polanco "Read biography") ![Shefali Kothari thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Shefali-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=fiitdp5M "Shefali Kothari thumbnail") Shefali Kothari Chief Compliance Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/shefali-kothari "Read biography") ![Chanel Leitch headshot portrait](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/02_Thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=GRB59_SY "Chanel Leitch headshot portrait") Chanel Leitch Head People & Organization (P&O), US and US Country [Read biography](/us-en/chanel-leitch "Read biography") ![Katie Mazuk thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Katie-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=FHRRrNxa "Katie Mazuk thumbnail") Katie Mazuk Chief Strategy, Platforms & Transformation Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/katie-mazuk "Read biography") ![Melissa (Mel) McKerracher thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Melissa-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=RuuZMTFv "Melissa (Mel) McKerracher thumbnail") Melissa (Mel) McKerracher Chief Financial Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/melissa-mckerracher "Read biography") ![Liviu Niculescu thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Liviu-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=Xfxp_eN6 "Liviu Niculescu thumbnail") Liviu Niculescu, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/liviu-niculescu "Read biography") ![Courtney Piron thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Courtney-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=aC1bCgII "Courtney Piron thumbnail") Courtney Piron Head, Public Affairs, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/courtney-piron "Read biography") ![Robert (Rob) Rubinsky thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2025-09/Rob-Rubinsky-thumbnail.png?h=e5811354&itok=AoPXgV3c "Robert (Rob) Rubinsky thumbnail") Robert (Rob) Rubinsky Chief Market Access & Patient Experience Officer, US [Read biography](/us-en/about/leadership-team/rob-rubinsky "Read biography") ![Robert Stanley portrait thumbnail](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-05/01_Thumbnail_Robert-Stanley.png?h=e5811354&itok=eVwn5D7V "Robert Stanley portrait thumbnail") Robert Stanley Head US Legal and Global Legal Innovation [Read biography](https://www.novartis.com/us-en/robert-stanley "Read biography") ### Meet the Novartis Global Leadership Team [View Executive Committee](https://www.novartis.com/about/executive-committee "View Executive Committee")