Kate Denton
Kate Denton, Corporate Responsibility Associate Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Kate Denton is a strategic and results-oriented leader with more than 15 years of experience in corporate responsibility, ESG and community affairs. Kate currently serves as the Corporate Responsibility Associate Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals where she leads Vertex’s ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and pilot product donation program. Prior to joining the ESG team, Kate helped to launch the Vertex Foundation, where she was responsible for all employee giving and volunteering initiatives for more than 5 years.
Kate comes from a science background, receiving a B.S. in Microbiology from New Mexico State University and M.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Washington. She is passionate about STEM education, global health and giving back to the community.