Eli Lilly and Co. is an Indianapolis-based global health care provider founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly. Today, the company generates $21.2 billion in revenue1, and its 41,275 employees develop and manufacture human pharmaceutical products and animal health products sold in 125 countries. Lilly introduced the Lilly Expanding Access for People (LEAP) initiative in 2015 to strengthen health care systems in developing countries, beginning in China.