Dr. Millicent Knight - Professional Evolution From Private Practice To Industry - a podcast by Christopher Wolfe, OD, FAAO, Dipl. ABO

Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP

Dr. Millicent Knight is Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group, Essilor of America . Her
team aligns Eye Care Professional education, sales force training, and eye care professional relations to
deliver on the Essilor mission of improving lives by improving sight. Dr. Knight represents the voice of
the doctor as a member of the Leadership Team.
She has a diverse and extensive background in the eyecare industry, including hospital-based
ophthalmology/optometry, owner of two optometric practices (North Shore Eye Center and Integrative
Eye and Wellness Center), and a former member of Vision Source. Prior to Essilor, she was Vice
President of Professional Affairs, North America at Johnson & Johnson Vision, Inc.
Dr. Knight is a member of the Illinois Optometric Association (IOA), the American Optometric
Association (AOA), and the National Optometric Association (NOA), and was awarded Optometrist of the
Year by both the IOA and NOA, as well as Young Optometrist of the Year by both Organizations.
Dr. Knight holds a Doctor of Optometry degree, and two Bachelor of Science degrees. She has served
on the Board of Trustees for Augustana College and the Illinois College of Optometry, her alma maters,
and was awarded Alumnus Professional Achievement Awards. Dr. Knight was awarded the J&J
Standards of Leadership Award, twice selected one of Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women in
Optical, and a Women in Optometry Theia Award for Leadership recipient. Dr. Knight is a Fellow in the
American Academy of Optometry, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Regenerative Medicine, The
National Academies of Practice, and a Kellogg Leadership Fellow.

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