Board Member

Katarina Nikolovski
BS ‘23
LMA Marketing Associate
Eli Lilly & Company

Katarina is a proud graduate of Purdue University, earning her degree in marketing and a certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation in May 2023. She has embarked on an exciting journey at Eli Lilly and Company, the world's leading pharmaceutical company, where she serves as a marketing associate in the oncology business unit. Her primary focus is contributing to pre-launch brand strategies for a groundbreaking breast cancer treatment.

Born into a family deeply rooted in the Purdue tradition, Katarina's destiny as a Boilermaker was evident from the start. Both of her parents dedicated their careers to business and entrepreneurship at Purdue Northwest, and her sister pursued a degree in medical laboratory sciences.

Katarina was involved in the Purdue Marketing Association (president), Business Ambassador Program, Relay for Life (vice president of marketing), TEDxPurdueU, and an active case competition mentor and participant. Notably, Katarina and her team placed 1st in the National Women’s Case Competition and 1st in the Kelly Daniels Case Competition. Additionally, she received 1st place and $35,000 of funding in the Burton Morgan Startup Pitch Expo. She has been recognized across the university for her servant leadership to students and the community. Katarina was honored with the Outstanding Senior Award, Excellence in Service and Leadership Award, Brock-Wilson Center Servant Leadership Award, and the Undergraduate Student Service Award.

Katarina is passionate about mentoring students and hosting workshops. She currently leads personal workshops across universities on personal branding, networking 101, landing internships, public speaking, and critical thinking.