Brett J. Denton, JD - Atrium Health
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Brett J. Denton, JD Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer REVISED JANUARY 2020 Brett J. Denton, JD, is executive vice president and chief legal officer for Atrium Health, one of the most comprehensive and highly integrated not-for-profit healthcare systems in the nation. As a member of the executive leadership team, Denton oversees enterprise-wide legal affairs and general counsels from across Atrium Health. He also provides leadership for the organization’s corporate compliance, internal audit, corporate risk management, corporate insurance, enterprise risk management and privacy functions. Combining his legal expertise with his business acumen, Denton joined as a formative leader of the Atrium Health team in 1999. He has served in a variety of roles including senior vice president and regional executive, as well as senior vice president and deputy general counsel responsible for the Office of General Counsel, Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Insurance and Atrium Health’s South Carolina domiciled captive insurance company. Prior to joining the organization, Denton practiced law for six years with Charlotte firm Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., where he primarily litigated business disputes. As an active member of the community, Denton serves as Treasurer for the Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council Board of Directors and previously chaired the Board of Directors of Crisis Assistance Ministry. Denton has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Brett J. Denton, JD Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
REVISED JANUARY 2020
Brett J. Denton, JD, is executive vice president and chief legal officer for Atrium Health, one of the most comprehensive and highly integrated not-for-profit healthcare systems in the nation. As a member of the executive leadership team, Denton oversees enterprise-wide legal affairs and general counsels from across Atrium Health. He also provides leadership for the organization’s corporate compliance, internal audit, corporate risk management, corporate insurance, enterprise risk management and privacy functions.
Combining his legal expertise with his business acumen, Denton joined as a formative leader of the Atrium Health team in 1999. He has served in a variety of roles including senior vice president and regional executive, as well as senior vice president and deputy general counsel responsible for the Office of General Counsel, Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Insurance and Atrium Health’s South Carolina domiciled captive insurance company. Prior to joining the organization, Denton practiced law for six years with Charlotte firm Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., where he primarily litigated business disputes.
As an active member of the community, Denton serves as Treasurer for the Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council Board of Directors and previously chaired the Board of Directors of Crisis Assistance Ministry.
Denton has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
