Diana McKenzie

Ms. McKenzie is a senior technology leader and innovator with deep experience across pharma, biotechnology and technology. She most recently served as Chief Information Officer of Workday, Inc., a cloud-based financial and human capital management software company. Prior to Workday, McKenzie served as SVP and Chief Information Officer at Amgen, a leading biotechnology company.

Prior to Amgen, Ms. McKenzie spent 17 years at Eli Lilly and Company in various leadership roles, focused on drug development, reducing time to market and improving technology and security standards. She is a current member on the board of directors of MetLife, Inc. and Change Healthcare, and is a Special Advisor to Brighton Park Capital. Ms. McKenzie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Purdue University and completed the Information Technology Management Program at University of California, Los Angeles.

The addition of Ms. McKenzie brings Vertex’s board of directors to 10 members, 8 of whom are independent and 40% of whom are women.