David Altshuler

David Matthew Altshuler is Vice Chairman at The Vertex Foundation, Inc. He is Director at Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA since 2014, Director at Genomics Ltd., Director at Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc., Founding Member at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Trustee at New England Aquarium Corp., Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Member of the National Academy of Medicine (United States), Member of the Association of American Physicians, Trustee at Museum of Science, and Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Former roles include Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2012 to 2014, Director at American Society of Human Genetics from 2010 to 2012, Deputy Director, Chief Academic Officer & Member at The Broad Institute, Inc. from 2009 to 2015, Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada), Inc., Advisory Board Member at MPM BioImpact LLC, Professor at The General Hospital Corp.
from 2000 to 2017, Chief Scientific Officer & EVP-Global Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2015 to 2026, Senior Analyst at Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, Principal at The SNP Consortium Ltd., Professor at Harvard Medical School from 2008 to 2014, and Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2014.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, doctorate degrees from Harvard Medical School and Harvard University.