Bio

Joe is inspired to minimize the suffering of the vulnerable by improving patient access, affordability, quality, safety, service levels and meaningful innovation throughout our U.S. healthcare system. Joe is a visionary leader with a 20-year track record of leading supply chain transformations and new business development ventures at multibillion dollar organizations. Joe is the founder of an industry-enabling company called Supply Chain Sherpas, which provides distinctive talent management solutions designed to help unlock the transformative potential of the healthcare supply chain. Supply Chain Sherpas offers executive coaching, mentoring, education services and advisory solutions to both Providers and Suppliers. Previously, Joe served as Intermountain Healthcare’s Vice President of Supply Chain & Chief Procurement Officer where he led the award-winning transformation effort and helped the team earn the number one ranking in Gartner’s “Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25.” Individually, Joe was recognized as the “Contracting Professional of the Year” in 2013 by Healthcare Contracting News. Most recently, Joe served as the Executive Vice President of Operations for Pensiamo, where he led sourcing, purchasing, accounts payable, integrations and account management for UPMC while developing Pensiamo’s offerings for external clients. Prior to joining the healthcare industry, Joe held progressive procurement and business development roles at Foodbuy while helping the company grow to become world’s largest foodservice GPO. Joe also led the global sourcing transformation for Corporate Express (now Staples) after first helping the company launch its successful integrated supply business. Industry Expertise: Healthcare, Financial Services, Consulting, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage, Group Purchasing Organizations