VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (VRTX)
Sector: Health Care
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for VRTX
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| VRTX | CEO and President, Vertex; Chief Executive Officer and President | 53 | ["Chief Executive Officer and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated since April 2020", "Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated from 2018 through March 2020", "Senior Vice President, Late Development of Vertex from 2017 until 2018", "Served in roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen Inc. from 2004 to 2017, most recently as Vice President and Head of U.S. Medical Organization", "Industry representative to the FDA\u2019s Endocrine and Metabolic Drug Advisory Committee from 2014 through 2019", "Member of the Board of Directors of Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc., from 2021 to 2024", "Holds a B.A. from Boston University and an M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine", "Completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital", "Fellowship in Nephrology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital combined program", "Alumna of the Harvard Business School, having completed the General Management Program"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Age: 53 Director Since: 2020 Position: Chief Executive Officer and President Experience: Other Public Company Boards: None Chief Executive Officer and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated since April 2020 Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated from 2018 through March 2020 Senior Vice President, Late Development of Vertex from 2017 until 2018 Served in roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen Inc. from 2004 to 2017, most recently as Vice President and Head of U.S. Medical Organization Industry representative to the FDA s Endocrine and Metabolic Drug Advisory Committee from 2014 through 2019 Member of the Board of Directors of Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, from 2021 to 2024 Holds a B.A. from Boston University and an M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine; Dr. Kewalramani completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and her fellowship in Nephrology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women s Hospital combined program Dr. Kewalramani is an alumna of the Harvard Business School, having completed the General Management Program Key Skills and Qualifications: Dr. Kewalramani possesses strong leadership qualities, significant experience overseeing and scaling the operations of a global enterprise, deep expertise in drug development, and wide-ranging experience in policy matters, demonstrated through her services as a senior executive in the biotechnology sector. She is a physician-executive with extensive industry knowledge garnered through her scientific and medical roles and experience as a global senior leader across multiple disease areas and all stages of drug development. She provides our board of directors with in-depth knowledge of our company gained during her various senior management roles within Vertex and through the day-to-day leadership of our executives as CEO.