Margaret Denton

JD, MBA

Margaret Denton serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and as a member of the national compliance senior leadership team. She is responsible for the development, implementation, and ongoing management of an effective ethics and compliance program for Kaiser Permanente. In April 2022, Ms. Denton expanded her responsibilities to include Vice President of Enterprise Research Compliance for KP.

Ms. Denton joined the NBCC Foundation Board in 2022, bringing her vast experience with developing policy with purpose. Her commitment to building stronger organizations for more positive community impact is apparent in her professional engagement, board service, and leadership experience.

Before joining Kaiser Permanente, Ms. Denton served as Chief Compliance Officer with the University of the Pacific. In this role, she led the compliance program across three campuses, including the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and all university-based clinical practices. While at Pacific, she maintained a dual role between the Office of Compliance and the Office of General Counsel, where she served as the Associate General Counsel. She previously served as the Associate General Counsel for Drexel University, where she provided legal guidance for the College of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Health Professions. Prior to her career in higher education, Ms. Denton spent more than 15 years working as in-house counsel.

Ms. Denton has been widely recognized for her pro bono and advocacy work around homelessness and social inequities—a commitment to positively supporting communities to make a difference. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. She holds a law degree from Temple University and an MBA from Cornell University.

In addition, to maintaining law licenses in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, Ms. Denton is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPPUS), and Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (CHRC).