ABOUT ME

Rolanda Johnson Wilkerson is a 15 year veteran of Procter & Gamble. She is Senior Beauty Scientist who has experience working on skin and hair care brands such as Olay, Secret, Venus, Clairol, Head and Shoulders and Pantene. She is responsible for working with dermatologists, clinicians, and P&G Beauty scientist to research and report on the latest and emerging skin and hair science and technologies that have applications for consumer products.

Rolanda has extensive technical experience both inside and outside the laboratory. With experience ranging from very upstream research on hair color, hair shampoos and scalp care, to skin science, she has a deep understanding of women and their hair and skin care concerns &​ needs. As a scientist, Rolanda has experience designing and executing consumer studies and pre-clinical trials in order to understand the performance of newly developed formulations for personal beauty needs. She has also studied other important areas of skin science such as assessing the availability of actives in the hair follicle.

Rolanda is a graduate of Southern University, where she received Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she received a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. She has affiliations with professional organizations, including 100 Wise Women of Cincinnati, she serves on the Board of The Nutrition Council of Cincinnati, was a member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce WE LEAD program, and was selected as a YWCA RISING STAR and YMCA Black and Latino Achiever. Her scientific work has been published in key peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at several professional and scientific meetings.