Vanessa Procter

Vanessa Procter is Senior Vice President of External Affairs for Sage, with over 20 years of experience leading inititiaves at the intersection of business and public policy. Vanessa aligns the activities of Sage’s communications, public policy, government affairs, and patient advocacy teams, to advance Sage’s patient-centric mission.

Vanessa joined Sage from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for patients with ultra-rare and rare diseases, where she led Government Affairs and Patient Advocacy for North America, with a focus on patient access to existing and new medical therapies.

Prior to Alexion, Vanessa led U.S. Government Affairs for MedImmune, a wholly owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca. Vanessa began her career working as a staff member in the United States Congress, where she served as a senior health policy advisor.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Civil War Studies from Gettysburg College.