CTO
Chuck DeVries, SVP and Technology Officer at Vizient, leads next-generation technology initiatives and drives the technical product strategy for the solutions Vizient provides to support over half of U.S. healthcare organizations. With a strong focus on AI and Generative AI, he has been pivotal in transforming Vizient’s approach to healthcare data analytics, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance member value. Chuck’s career spans start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, with the past 13 years dedicated to advancing healthcare performance improvement at Vizient, the nation’s leading healthcare performance improvement company. He holds a master’s in computer science with an emphasis on AI from the University of Texas at Arlington and a bachelor’s from Binghamton University.