Last updated: 4 September 2024 at 4:18pm EST

Jeffrey Leiden Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of Jeffrey M Leiden is at least $364 Million dollars as of 30 August 2024. Jeffrey Leiden owns over 3,784 units of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock worth over $4,744,552 and over the last 21 years he sold VRTX stock worth over $340,637,339. In addition, he makes $18,790,000 as Executive Chairman of the Board at Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

Jeffrey Leiden VRTX stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

Jeffrey has made over 59 trades of the Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock since 2004, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he sold 3,784 units of VRTX stock worth $1,888,216 on 30 August 2024.

The largest trade he's ever made was selling 216,624 units of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock on 19 July 2017 worth over $34,867,799. On average, Jeffrey trades about 28,248 units every 70 days since 2004. As of 30 August 2024 he still owns at least 9,994 units of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock.

You can see the complete history of Jeffrey Leiden stock trades at the bottom of the page.





Jeffrey Leiden biography

Dr. Jeffrey M. Leiden M.D. Ph.D. has been appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board of the company. Effective April 01, 2020. and he is President, Chief Executive Officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Effective April 01, 2020. He has held the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President since February 2012 after joining us as CEO Designee in December 2011. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2009, the Chairman of our Board of Directors since May 2012, and served as our lead independent director from October 2010 through December 2011. Dr. Leiden was a Managing Director at Clarus Ventures, a life sciences venture capital firm, from 2006 through January 2012. Dr. Leiden was President and Chief Operating Officer of Abbott Laboratories, Pharmaceuticals Products Group, and a member of the Board of Directors of Abbott Laboratories from 2001 to 2006. From 1987 to 2000, Dr. Leiden held several academic appointments, including the Rawson Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of Chicago, the Elkan R. Blout Professor of Biological Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is an elected member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Leiden serves as a director of Quest Diagnostics Inc., a medical diagnostics company, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an insurance company. Dr. Leiden was a director and the non-executive Vice Chairman of the board of Shire plc, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, from 2006 to January 2012. Dr. Leiden received his M.D., Ph.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Chicago.

What is the salary of Jeffrey Leiden?

As the Executive Chairman of the Board of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the total compensation of Jeffrey Leiden at Vertex Pharmaceuticals is $18,790,000. There are no executives at Vertex Pharmaceuticals getting paid more.



How old is Jeffrey Leiden?

Jeffrey Leiden is 64, he's been the Executive Chairman of the Board of Vertex Pharmaceuticals since 2020. There are 3 older and 21 younger executives at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The oldest executive at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is William Young, 75, who is the Independent Director.

What's Jeffrey Leiden's mailing address?

Jeffrey's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON, MA, 02210.

Insiders trading at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Over the last 21 years, insiders at Vertex Pharmaceuticals have traded over $934,925,905 worth of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock and bought 308,652 units worth $12,298,449 . The most active insiders traders include Lloyd Carney, Jeffrey M Leiden, and Joshua S Boger. On average, Vertex Pharmaceuticals executives and independent directors trade stock every 5 days with the average trade being worth of $4,747,875. The most recent stock trade was executed by Jeffrey M Leiden on 30 August 2024, trading 3,784 units of VRTX stock currently worth $1,888,216.



What does Vertex Pharmaceuticals do?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is an American biopharmaceutical company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was one of the first biotech firms to use an explicit strategy of rational drug design rather than combinatorial chemistry.



What does Vertex Pharmaceuticals's logo look like?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. logo

Complete history of Jeffrey Leiden stock trades at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Laboratories, and Quest Diagnostics

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
30 Aug 2024 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 3,784 $499.00 $1,888,216
30 Aug 2024
9,994
14 Feb 2024 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 9,011 $419.10 $3,776,510
14 Feb 2024
17,896
12 Feb 2024 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 3,393 $419.42 $1,423,092
12 Feb 2024
26,907
8 Jan 2024 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 6,648 $419.07 $2,785,977
8 Jan 2024
2,423
13 Dec 2023 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 13,354 $399.42 $5,333,855
13 Dec 2023
9,071
16 Oct 2023 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 12,962 $374.00 $4,847,788
16 Oct 2023
22,425
5 May 2023 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 2,004 $349.25 $699,897
5 May 2023
35,387
2 May 2023 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 10,958 $349.98 $3,835,081
2 May 2023
37,391
25 Jul 2022 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 132,079 $281.38 $37,164,389
25 Jul 2022
2,423
13 Apr 2022 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 15,789 $289.04 $4,563,653
13 Apr 2022
74,160
30 Jun 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 32,792 $286.15 $9,383,431
30 Jun 2020
2,261
12 May 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 94,370 $283.47 $26,751,064
12 May 2020
34,983
7 May 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 94,369 $269.78 $25,458,869
7 May 2020
40,821
5 May 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 94,372 $269.94 $25,474,778
5 May 2020
46,656
24 Feb 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 10,550 $233.46 $2,463,003
24 Feb 2020
92,581
17 Feb 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 11,685 $243.52 $2,845,531
17 Feb 2020
111,541
10 Feb 2020 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 47,523 $246.09 $11,694,935
10 Feb 2020
132,540
19 Nov 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 96,534 $116.80 $11,275,171
19 Nov 2019
202,880
15 Nov 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 9,434 $116.80 $1,101,891
15 Nov 2019
107,839
31 Oct 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 105,701 $116.76 $12,341,649
31 Oct 2019
132,819
22 Oct 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 107,831 $116.61 $12,574,173
22 Oct 2019
141,698
18 Jun 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 56,030 $77.31 $4,331,679
18 Jun 2019
162,317
24 May 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 113,432 $77.31 $8,769,428
24 May 2019
219,719
6 May 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 33,058 $77.31 $2,555,714
6 May 2019
108,495
1 May 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 10,480 $77.31 $810,209
1 May 2019
106,495
19 Feb 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 20,997 $186.98 $3,926,019
19 Feb 2019
106,195
11 Feb 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 111,431 $180.24 $20,084,323
11 Feb 2019
127,192
4 Feb 2019 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 32,250 $186.35 $6,009,788
4 Feb 2019
124,865
22 Jun 2018 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 140,211 $160.00 $22,433,760
22 Jun 2018
157,049
12 Feb 2018 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 23,905 $150.83 $3,605,591
12 Feb 2018
190,658
16 Jan 2018 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 99,563 $46.72 $4,651,583
16 Jan 2018
232,060
11 Dec 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 125,000 $141.35 $17,668,750
11 Dec 2017
132,497
31 Jul 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 11,063 $45.11 $499,052
31 Jul 2017
268,455
19 Jul 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 216,624 $160.96 $34,867,799
19 Jul 2017
257,392
2 Jun 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 147,101 $33.63 $4,947,007
2 Jun 2017
436,743
28 Apr 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 157,200 $119.50 $18,785,400
28 Apr 2017
289,479
28 Apr 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 157,200 $119.50 $18,785,400
28 Apr 2017
289,479
13 Feb 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 23,904 $87.68 $2,095,903
13 Feb 2017
306,645
13 Feb 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 23,904 $87.68 $2,095,903
13 Feb 2017
306,645
2 Feb 2016 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 9,834 $90.82 $893,124
2 Feb 2016
261,885
18 Nov 2015 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 16,125 $130.00 $2,096,250
18 Nov 2015
217,902
30 Oct 2015 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 16,125 $125.56 $2,024,655
30 Oct 2015
233,923
18 Feb 2015 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 32,250 $112.89 $3,640,703
18 Feb 2015
249,927
12 Dec 2014 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 50,017 $114.97 $5,750,454
12 Dec 2014
217,677
30 Sep 2014 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 200,000 $29.98 $5,996,000
30 Sep 2014
344,992
7 Feb 2014 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 35,944 $80.00 $2,875,520
7 Feb 2014
211,481
16 Jan 2014 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Option 45,000 $29.98 $1,349,100
16 Jan 2014
227,925
12 Dec 2013 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 9,834 $65.48 $643,930
12 Dec 2013
182,925
5 Feb 2013 Jeffrey M Leiden
Executive Chairman
Sale 33,345 $45.83 $1,528,201
5 Feb 2013
192,371
29 May 2018 Jeffrey M Leiden
Director
Sale 1,644 $105.61 $173,623
29 May 2018
6,000
4 Aug 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Director
Sale 296 $106.66 $31,571
4 Aug 2017
6,000
27 Jul 2017 Jeffrey M Leiden
Director
Sale 1,304 $108.73 $141,784
27 Jul 2017
6,296
3 Aug 2016 Jeffrey M Leiden
Director
Option 6,641 $69.52 $461,682
3 Aug 2016
6,338
3 Aug 2016 Jeffrey M Leiden
Director
Option 6,641 $69.52 $461,682
3 Aug 2016
6,338
17 Feb 2006 Jeffrey M Leiden
President and COO
Sale 2,000 $44.41 $88,820
17 Feb 2006
401,247
31 Jan 2006 Jeffrey M Leiden
President and COO
Option 83,544 $33.23 $2,776,167
31 Jan 2006
379,598
7 Jun 2005 Jeffrey M Leiden
President and COO
Option 24,629 $33.23 $818,422
7 Jun 2005
347,921
1 Sep 2004 Jeffrey M Leiden
President and COO
Option 15,469 $33.23 $514,035
1 Sep 2004
290,461
17 Feb 2004 Jeffrey M Leiden
President and COO
Option 13,444 $35.36 $475,380
17 Feb 2004
246,792


Vertex Pharmaceuticals executives and stock owners

Vertex Pharmaceuticals executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: