Patrice Sweeney — Chief Customer Officer at Vizient, Inc

Ms. Patrice Sweeney serves as Chief Customer Officer at VHA Inc. Ms. Sweeney served as Executive Officer for VHA Central and Senior Vice President of VHA Inc., since September 27, 2006. Ms. Sweeney served as a Senior Vice President of Premier Inc., a national alliance of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems. She had executive relationship management responsibility for some of Premier''s largest members and was responsible for client recruitment and retention, new business development, field force management, customer service and educational programming. She is a seasoned health care executive with more than 25 years of broad-based experience in the industry. She was responsible for leading and managing the business development and client services functions of Sg2, a research, consulting and education company that analyzes emerging clinical developments and advancements to help health care providers make informed business decisions. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University in Physiological Psychology and a Master''s degree in Health Care Administration from Duke University.