John Becker leads Vizient’s Strategic Growth Solutions, including Sg2’s Intelligence, Analytics and Advisory Services, and the Vizient Research Institute. His oversight ensures Vizient delivers market-differentiated points of view and provides thought leadership, intellectual rigor and intellectual integrity to its members. His oversight also advances Sg2 thought leadership across cost, quality and market performance strategic pillars. Prior to his current role, John served as general manager for Sg2’s strategy business and led various service, sales and strategic accounts teams over his more than 15-year tenure with the company. In his pre-Sg2/Vizient life, he held multiple sales and management positions with Merck & Co, Inc. John earned his MBA from Loyola University Chicago and was awarded the Graduate Business School’s Outstanding Graduate. He also holds an MS in organic chemistry from Indiana University. As an undergraduate, he majored in psychology and chemistry, earning a BA with departmental honors from Northwestern University.