Denise W. Marks, MBA, CPA

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Denise W. Marks serves as chief financial officer, executive vice president of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. As a member of CareQuest Institute’s executive leadership team, Denise is involved in strategic decision making across all aspects of CareQuest Institute operations and its full portfolio of organizations, including CareQuest Innovation Partners, a for-profit innovation and impact investing subsidiary. Her leadership has resulted in establishing effective partnerships with leading organizations in the oral health and health care space to advance CareQuest Institute’s intended impact.

Denise has more than 25 years of experience in senior finance and operations roles. Before joining CareQuest Institute, Denise was chief administrative partner and chief compliance officer at SV Health Investors, a global investment firm focused on the health care sector. Prior to that, Denise held finance, operations, and compliance positions at CMGI, @Ventures, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Denise serves on a variety of boards of directors, including Incisive Technologies, Enable Dental, Grin, and MouthWatch, and is a board observer at Wesper. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Pennsylvania State University and joint master’s degrees in accounting and business administration from Northeastern University Graduate School of Professional Accounting. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.