Mr. Christopher O’Connor has over 20 years of health care experience working in hospitals and long term care facilities. After spending the beginning of his career working the operations side of a hospital, Mr. O’Connor spent more than 10 years at KPMG (Bearing Point) and Deloitte doing cost-reduction projects, M&A, reorganizations, strategy, system implementations (ERP), and technology optimization engagements. He also spent several years working internationally in Brazil, Holland, and South Africa working on supply chain projects outside of health care in financial services, manufacturing, and transportation. Once back in the United States, Mr. O’Connor spent a year working with the United Nations and the budding Dept. of Homeland Security.
In 2003, Mr. O’Connor joined GNYHA Ventures to build a consulting company (Nexera, Inc.) Nexera initially focused on supply chain management but has since expanded its reach to include process assessment and redesign, technology assessment and initiative implementation, contract evaluation, pharmacy and 340B tracking implementation, laboratory process and cost assessment and implementation, dietary assessment and management and nursing education. In 2006, Mr. O’Connor was named President of Nexera.
Mr. O’Connor also holds the title of Executive Vice President of Ventures. In this role, he is responsible for the management and growth of GNYHA Group Purchasing, including the GNYHA Services/Premier portfolio, GNYHA Services Client Services, Business Intelligence, Clinical Resource Management and Clinical Diagnostic Services.
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