Adrian Hawkins is a highly successful Sales Professional who began his Novartis career as 30 years ago in Marketing. He has won over 10 national sales awards along with Cornerstone Sales Club status for sales excellence. His passion for Diversity & Inclusion has enabled attainment of two CEO awards along with 2018 recognition at the 2018 National Oncology Sales Meeting for his 20 years of dedicated focus on improving Novartis culture and healthcare disparities nationally. He is past President for multiple organizations (National Sales Network NJ/NY Chapter and Summit Lions Club) participating in continuous community activity for urban and underserved areas. Adrian has also served on several boards (YMCA, SAGE, MS Society, etc). He is founder of a Corporate Teen Mentoring Program positively impacting over 2000 kids since its 1994 inception providing college and career guidance. He was recognized as “Alumni of the Year” in April 2014 by Newark Boys Chorus School for his positive spirit and passion for community giving and will be honored as a 2018 Achievers Most Dedicated Mentor at the 20th Anniversary Gala in June 2018.