Leading the way

The industry's best and brightest people are part of the Vertex team. Collectively, their decades of experience helped us launch multiple innovative therapies and will guide the way forward as we work toward bringing more transformative medicines to people living with serious diseases around the world. 

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The industry's best and brightest people are part of the Vertex team. Collectively, their decades of experience helped us launch multiple innovative therapies and will guide the way forward as we work toward bringing more transformative medicines to people living with serious diseases around the world. 

Leadership 

Our diverse leadership team includes industry luminaries and disrupters all working toward discovering tomorrow’s transformative medicines. 

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Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN
Chief Executive Officer and President
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David Altshuler, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
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Stuart A. Arbuckle
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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E. Morrey Atkinson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Operations Officer, Head of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Manufacturing Operations
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Jonathan Biller
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
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Carmen Bozic, M.D.
Executive Vice President, Global Medicines Development and Medical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer
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Amit K. Sachdev
Executive Vice President, Chief Patient and External Affairs Officer
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Nia Tatsis, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Regulatory and Quality Officer
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Charles Wagner
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Board of Directors

Our Board has been a source of stability and experience that has helped guide our growth from a small research startup to a global S&P 500 company that continues to execute on its mission of investing in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases in specialty markets. 

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Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Chairman
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Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN
Chief Executive Officer and President
Sangeeta Bhatia, M.D., Ph.D.
Sangeeta N. Bhatia, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
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Lloyd Carney
Director
Alan Garber
Alan Garber, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
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Michel Lagarde
Director
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Diana McKenzie
Director
Bruce I. Sachs
Bruce Sachs
Director
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Jennifer Schneider, M.D., M.S.
Director
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Nancy Thornberry
Director
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Suketu (Suky) Upadhyay
Director
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Jeffrey Leiden
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Reshma Kewalramani
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Sangeeta Bhatia
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Lloyd Carney
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Alan Garber
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Michel Lagarde
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Diana McKenzie
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Bruce Sachs
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Jennifer Schneider
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Nancy Thornberry
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Suketu (Suky) Upadhyay
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Chair

Lead Independent Director