JIM ECKLER, Co-Founder, Healthcare Supply Chain eXcellence, provides advisory services with practical strategic and operational advice to management teamsand Boards. His background includes over 40years of experience in supply chain management, shared services,andbusiness strategy development.Prior to establishing his advisory practice, Jim wasCOO of the shared services organization for a major healthcare systemcomprising over 100 hospitals.For18 yearsprior to thatJim held senior executive roles in operating companies including 14 years as CEO of a leading outsourcing services company, providing logistics services for major technology, healthcare, and retail companies such as Amazon, Lowes, Walmart, Siemens,and Xerox. Prior to theseleadership positions, Jim was a supply chain management consultant with Booz Allen and with KPMG.Jim is a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and in Management Science from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.