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David R.

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Senior Vice President and Chief Solutions Officer (Products and Technologies) at Premier Inc.
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

As SVP and Chief Solutions Officer at Premier Inc. , David leads the transformation of technology platforms into an AI-native ecosystem. With over 29 years in healthcare operations and technology, he helps health systems improve outcomes and supply chain resilience. He holds an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Outside of his primary role, David is actively involved in the future of healthcare innovation as a limited partner in a venture capital fund, Caduceus Capital Partners. This role reflects his interest in supporting and investing in emerging healthcare technology companies.

He was named one of the "100 hospital and health system CIOs to know" in 2015.

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Current Role
Senior Vice President and Chief Solutions Officer (Products and Technologies)
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Direct & Candid
Challenger
Fast-Paced

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

AI in Healthcare
He is leading the evolution of his company's products into an AI-native ecosystem and believes AI has moved from experimentation to essential infrastructure in healthcare.
Healthcare Technology
His career focus is on empowering healthcare organizations to optimize their technology investments, as stated in his professional headline and previous roles at EY and Crowe.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Senior Vice President and Chief Solutions Officer (Products and Technologies)
Premier Inc.
6-2024
Venture Fund II - LP
Caduceus Capital Partners, LLC
1-2024 - 4-2025
Managing Principal, Healthcare Consulting
Crowe
8-2021 - 1-2024
Principal | Technology Consulting | Healthcare Technology Leader
EY
9-2020 - 7-2021
Principal, Commercial Advisory Healthcare Leader
Grant Thornton LLP
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2018
CSAIL Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8-2004 - 11-2005
MBA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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