VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRTX)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for VRTX
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRTX | President, Harvard University; Director | 70 | ["President of Harvard University since August 2024", "Provost of Harvard University and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School", "Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences", "Professor of Public Policy in the Harvard Kennedy School of Government", "Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health", "Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor at Stanford University from 1998 until 2011", "Member of the National Academy of Medicine", "Member of the board of Directors of Exelixis, Inc.", "Current Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research", "Served for nineteen years as founding Director of its Health Care Program", "Extensive leadership experience in healthcare economics"] | ["Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee", "Science and Technology Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Age: 70 Director Since: 2017 Board Committees: Member Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Member Science and Technology Committee Experience: Other Public Company Boards: None President of Harvard University since August 2024 after serving as Interim President from January to August 2024; Provost of Harvard University and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, a Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Public Policy in the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, from September 2011 to August 2024 Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor, a Professor of Medicine, and a Professor (by courtesy) of Economics, Health Research and Policy, and of Economics in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, from 1998 until 2011 Member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member of the board of Directors of Exelixis, Inc., a genomics-based drug-discovery company, from January 2005 to May 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American College of Physicians, and the Royal College of Physicians Current Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research and served for nineteen years as founding Director of its Health Care Program Previously served as a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, as a member of the Board of Health Advisers of the Congressional Budget Office, and as Chair of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Holds an A.B. summa cum laude, an A.M. and a Ph.D., all in Economics, from Harvard University, and an M.D. with research honors from Stanford University Key Skills and Qualifications: Dr. Garber brings extensive leadership experience and knowledge regarding science, medicine, and the healthcare industry, and in particular, healthcare economics, to our board of directors. His expertise in health care policy and as an advisor to government agencies provides our board with important insights and perspectives on the issues facing our company.