Joan Eliasek

Joan Eliasek serves as President, North American Pharmaceutical Distribution. In her role, Joan leads the North American Pharmaceutical segment, which ensures the safe and reliable delivery of medicines and therapies across the U.S. and Canada, and partners with stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem to deliver insights, products, technology and services that help make quality care more accessible and affordable.

Joan joined McKesson in 1995 and has held a variety of leadership roles across the company, including operations, sales, marketing and supplier management. Most recently, Joan served as President, McKesson Canada, leading McKesson's portfolio of businesses in Canada, including pharmaceutical distribution operations, Specialty Health and McKesson's network of independent pharmacies comprised of I.D.A., Guardian, Remedy'sRx, The Medicine Shoppe, Uniprix and Proxim.

Prior to that, Joan served as Senior Vice President, Customer Experience, for McKesson’s Medical-Surgical business unit, leading operations, customer service, materials management, sales administration and data management. Earlier in her career, Joan held multiple management positions in field operations at Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Joan has served on several boards in the healthcare industry, including Healthcare Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), HIDA Educational Foundation and Global Healthcare Exchange. She is also a long-time advisor to the Professional Women in Healthcare (PWH) board. In 2018, Joan was the first recipient of the Anne Eiting Klamar Leadership Award of Distinction by PWH. Joan was also inducted into the Repertoire Medical Distribution Hall of Fame in 2023.

Joan received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Business Administration from the University of Iowa.