Erica Caldwell-Palmer

Erica is an accomplished Product Development Scientist with over three decades of leadership in the cosmetic and personal care industry. As a  group leader in product development, Erica excelled at leading high-performing teams to achieve work excellence. The foundation of her leadership style is to support and advocate for young scientists and to connect them with career plans that could meet their development expectations.

Erica brings a deep expertise in formulation chemistry, technology development, and production scale-up, and taking innovative concepts from initial ideation directly to retail shelves. Through technical and clinical study designs she’s worked in observing consumer behavior combined with capturing skin measurements through biophysical methodologies, collected data was applied to shape insights for improved product usage experiences.

Erica holds a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a focus on Cosmetic Science from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Toledo. For recreation, Erica is an RRCA-certified run coach where she supports new runners in adopting a runner lifestyle.