Shannon Hunt
Healthcare Strategy and Transformation,
Ernst & Young
Healthcare Supply Chain Unfiltered: A Look at Leadership’s Most Pressing Concerns
Expectations placed on supply chain leaders have never been higher. IDN boards and C-suites are asking harder questions, demanding greater accountability, and looking to supply chain as a strategic lever for solving the organization's most complex operational and financial challenges. Join a panel of seasoned executives and thought leaders as they candidly pull back the curtain on what today's top decision-makers are demanding, and what it takes to deliver.
Hear perspectives from leaders who have sat at the highest levels of healthcare supply chain and advised IDN organizational leadership through many challenging events. This panel will offer unfiltered insights into what separates good organizations from truly exceptional ones.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the evolving expectations that IDN boards and C-suites have of supply chain leaders and how to position yourself to meet them.
2. Analyze the most critical healthcare supply chain challenges currently on the radar of senior decision-makers.
3. Evaluate leadership strategies and organizational approaches that have proven most effective in delivering efficient, high-impact supply chain operations.
4. Develop a strategic perspective on your organization’s performance that aligns with the priorities and expectations of your top leadership.
About Shannon Hunt
Shannon Hunt is a healthcare transformation leader known for bridging clinical insight with operational strategy to drive measurable results. A nurse by training, Shannon has held executive leadership roles across health systems, group purchasing organizations, and national consulting engagements, helping organizations redesign supply chain, clinical utilization, and value analysis programs to improve performance and patient outcomes.
She has partnered with academic medical centers and IDN’s across the country to lead large-scale transformation efforts, generating more than $35 million in savings within a single year while strengthening clinical alignment and operational efficiency. Earlier in her career, Shannon helped design and implement the first system-wide value analysis program for a 17-hospital health system in Columbus, Ohio. She has also served as a corporate dean, helping develop education programs that train and certify clinicians and healthcare leaders in value analysis and evidence-based decision making.
Fun fact: Shannon’s family in Ohio, owns and operates a pumpkin farm recently named the #1 pumpkin farm in the United States. Shannon now resides in California with her husband and their children.