Joel Hennenfent leads Vizient’s pharmacy spend management delivery team. The team strategically partners with providers to deliver value through Vizient pharmacy solutions. The pharmacy program helps health systems in transforming their pharmacy program to manage cost and improve quality outcomes for patients.

Before joining Vizient in December 2021, Hennenfent served as Vice President of Pharmacy and Professional Health Services at University Health in Kansas City, Missouri, leading pharmacy, laboratory, medical imaging, and joint venture dialysis center. He held a variety of leadership positions at Broadlane/MedAssets at Ascension Health, Saint Louis University Hospital, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Hennenfent holds Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from St. Louis College of Pharmacy, completed residency at Barnes-Jewish hospital, and master’s degree in business administration from Saint Louis University.

He serves as a member and secretary of the Board of Trustees at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis along with the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.