Denice Torres

Denice M.
Torres is the founder of The Mentoring Place, founded in 2017.
Ms. Torres is the founder of Ignited LLC, founded in 2017, and holds the title of Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include Independent Director at Glaukos Corp.
since 2021, Director at Wylei, Inc. since 2018, Independent Director at Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. starting 2025, Director at ByHeart, Inc. starting 2024, Director at National Resilience, Inc. since 2020, Independent Director at Seaport Therapeutics, Inc. starting 2024, and Member at State Bar of Michigan.
Former jobs include Chairman at Surface Oncology, Inc. from 2021 to 2023, Executive Director-Global Neuroscience at Eli Lilly & Co. from 1990 to 2004, Lead Independent Director at 2seventy Bio, Inc. from 2024 to 2025, Independent Director at Genetix Biotherapeutics, Inc. from 2020 to 2021, Director at OWHealth, Inc., Director at Thirty Madison, Inc., Independent Director at Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. from 2020 to 2024, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Johnson & Johnson from 2015 to 2017, President at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2009 to 2011, and President at NeuroScience, Inc. from 2009 to 2011.
Education includes graduate degree from Centenary University, undergraduate degree from Ball State University (Indiana), MBAistration from the University of Michigan conferred in 1990, and graduate degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.