Rick Gresko is an Associate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing overseeing purchased services/indirect and capital supply at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health. With a multidisciplinary career spanning over 23 years, he’s led transformative change to grow top line revenue and yield improved economic value on external expenses through effective contracting strategies. His progressive leadership in sourcing and supply chain management reflects diverse experience in healthcare across a high growth biopharmaceuticals division of a multinational pharmaceutical giant, a non-profit academic healthcare provider, and regional health maintenance payor organization. His teams were recognized by c-suite executives as key contributors to increasing operational efficiencies, mitigating organizational risk, and optimizing cost in the supply chain. Rick’s work was featured in presentations at Becker’s Healthcare and the JP Morgan Healthcare conferences.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.