Charles Wagner
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Charlie has deep corporate finance and health care experience, including more than a decade in public and private company Chief Financial Officer roles. He joined Vertex in 2019 and oversees the accounting, finance, internal audit, investor relations, business development transactions and alliance management, and global security and facilities functions.
He holds a B.S. in accounting from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Before joining the Vertex leadership team, he held leadership roles at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (a Carlyle Group portfolio company), Bruker Corporation, Progress Software Corporation and Millipore Corporation.
In addition to his responsibilities at Vertex, Charlie serves on the board of directors for The TJX Companies, Inc. and is a member of its Audit and Finance Committee. In 2023 and 2024, he was named to the global Empower Role Model Top 50 Advocate List in recognition of his leadership in driving inclusion and equity within the workplace and the community.
Charlie has deep corporate finance and health care experience, including more than a decade in public and private company Chief Financial Officer roles. He joined Vertex in 2019 and oversees the accounting, finance, internal audit, investor relations, business development transactions and alliance management, and global security and facilities functions.
He holds a B.S. in accounting from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Before joining the Vertex leadership team, he held leadership roles at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (a Carlyle Group portfolio company), Bruker Corporation, Progress Software Corporation and Millipore Corporation.
In addition to his responsibilities at Vertex, Charlie serves on the board of directors for The TJX Companies, Inc. and is a member of its Audit and Finance Committee. In 2023 and 2024, he was named to the global Empower Role Model Top 50 Advocate List in recognition of his leadership in driving inclusion and equity within the workplace and the community.