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Gerard Rivera

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Chief Executive Officer at RIS Rx
📍 Newport Beach, California, United States

Gerard Rivera is the Co-Founder and CEO of RIS Rx, a healthcare technology company focused on preventing gross-to-net revenue leakage in patient affordability programs. A Doctor of Pharmacy from Loma Linda University, he leverages his firsthand experience as a pharmacy owner to solve systemic industry challenges.

Based in Southern California, Gerard is deeply invested in his professional community. He contributes to the industrys future by serving as adjunct faculty at three universities—USC, Chapman University, and his alma mater, Loma Linda University—mentoring the next generation of pharmacy professionals.

Unique fact: He founded a technology company to eliminate the same financial waste in patient assistance programs he witnessed while running his own pharmacy.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Newport Beach, California, United States
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Priorities

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GTN Leakage
He founded RIS Rx to solve Gross-to-Net revenue leakage in pharmaceutical programs, a topic he frequently discusses as a critical industry blind spot.
Patient Affordability
He is motivated by seeing patients abandon prescriptions due to cost and aims to ensure financial assistance programs effectively reach those in need.
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Career

Work history

4-2020
Chief Executive Officer
RIS Rx
1-2016
Adjunct Faculty
USC School of Pharmacy
1-2014
Adjunct Faculty
Loma Linda University
11-2017
Adjunct Professor
Chapman University School of Pharmacy
8-2012 - 10-2023
Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Pharmacy Group
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Education
2007 - 2011
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Loma Linda University
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (BS)
UC Irvine
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