J. Randolph (Randy) Lewis

J. Randolph "Randy" Lewis (born ) is an American businessman, a disability employment advocate, and author.

Lewis is a former senior vice president of a Fortune 50 company, and board member of a national restaurant chain. He was the head of supply chain and logistics at Walgreens for 17 years until his retirement in 2013. Over his last ten years there, he created a program in its distribution centers to integrate large numbers of people with disabilities as equals into its workforce. Lewis joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in Peru.

List of other companies who have implemented this program

Best Buy C. & J. Clark (traded as Clarks) Lowe's Marks & Spencer Meijer OfficeMax Procter & Gamble Sears

Personal life His son, Austin, has autism which may have led Lewis to note the importance of employment for those with disabilities. Milton P. Levy Jr. Outstanding Volunteer Award Winner (Special Care & Career Services) – 2010 Walgreens recognized as Private-Sector Employer of the Year for People with Disabilities – 2010 Leader of the Year – Human Resources Management Association of Chicago – 2010 Walgreens recognized as Diversity Council Honors Award Winner – 2011 Human Spirit Award from Georgetown University Conference on Employment of People With Disabilities – 2013

Books, talks, and miscellaneous

No Greatness Without Goodness: How a Father's Love Changed a Company and Sparked a Movement by Randy Lewis Testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on March 2, 2011, at 10 a.m. transcript and full hearing video Business & Disability: Walgreens – Randy Lewis on integration of people with disabilities "Employees at This Walgreens Distribution Center Are More Able Than Disabled", ABC News "Walgreens Program Puts 'Able' in Disabled", NBC News