Dennis Fenton

Biography

 Dennis Fenton was granted a PhD in Microbiology from Rutgers University. He joined Pfizer Central research, working in New Product Development from 1977 – 1981. He joined Amgen at its inception in 1982 as a Research Scientist. During his 26 year career, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Research, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Senior Vice President of Operations. He was Amgen’s first Executive Vice President. He holds 5 US patents in microbiology and published over 50 papers and abstracts. He retired from Amgen in 2008 and is currently an independent consultant and a member of the boards of Amira, Kythera, CytomX, Xenoport ,Rugters University, the Keck graduate Institute and the Biotechnology Institute.​

Research Interest

 Microbiology, Biotechnology