John A. Bardis
John Bardis founded MedAssets, a leading healthcare performance improvement company, in 1999. He served for 15 years as its chairman, president and chief executive officer – and as chairman and CEO until he retired in 2015. Mr. Bardis led the company through tremendous growth, both leading up to and following MedAssets’ successful initial public offering in 2007.
Mr. Bardis was named Assistant Secretary for Administration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2017 and served in that role until 2018. Prior to founding MedAssets, Mr. Bardis held various senior management positions in the healthcare industry and worked with American Hospital Supply, Baxter International, Kinetic Concepts and TheraTx, Inc.
In 1995, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. magazine, and in 2012, he received recognition from Ernst & Young as the Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in the Southeast. Mr. Bardis also has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Healthcare” for four consecutive years (2011- 2014). Additionally, Becker’s Healthcare awarded him its annual Healthcare Leadership Award in 2013, naming him one of the top 30 leaders in healthcare.
Mr. Bardis is the founder and chairman of Hire Heroes U.S.A., the largest and most successful non-profit veteran employment and training organization in the United States. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Arizona.
