David Ricker

Background

About David Ricker

David Ricker’s career in the healthcare industry spans three decades. His newest venture, BroadJumpTM, is a startup company aimed at bringing disruptive technology to the hospital supply chain. BroadJump has developed patented, interactive, web-based tools that will help drive efficiency and allow hospitals to manage their costs on-demand. BroadJump is assembling the industry’s largest data repository of healthcare purchasing data, allowing hospitals to reduce the time required for negotiating cost reductions from months to minutes. Prior to BroadJump, David founded Broadlane and served as President and CEO. Under his leadership, Broadlane firmly claimed its spot among the nation’s six largest Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), receiving the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies award twice. During his ten year tenure at Broadlane, Ricker was directly involved in Broadlane’s three significant financing events. David served as president and CEO until early 2010 and then remained on Broadlane's Board of Directors until the company was sold to MedAssets for $850 million in 2010. As an industry visionary, Ricker is widely recognized for conceiving innovative services that changed the GPO landscape. He was elected Chairman of the Federation of the American Hospitals Exhibitor Committee, and is a frequently sought speaker at many industry events. In August 2010, he began serving on Rendina Company’s Advisory Board. Prior to his time at Broadlane, Ricker operated as Senior Vice President of Material Resource Management at Tenet Healthcare and Chief Executive of BuyPower – Tenet’s previous GPO.