Leigh Anderson
Executive VP, Operations
Leigh Anderson was named executive vice president of Operations for GHX in 2004, after serving as both global operations director and executive director for technology. In his current position, he oversees product development, technology operations and customer service.
Anderson joined GHX in 2001, bringing with him first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities faced by IT professionals in a hospital environment. His combined expertise in technology and healthcare has enabled GHX to develop and implement quality products and services that address the most critical needs of the medical supply chain — from materials management, transaction flow and content validation to contract price discrepancy and reporting.
Under his guidance, GHX has assembled a world-class technology team, with more than 200 IT and software engineering employees in product development, quality assurance, application support and infrastructure. Anderson’s ability to leverage existing technology environments to maximize value while managing total costs has ensured optimal use of GHX resources for technology and operations. Following GHX’s merger with Medibuy, Anderson directed the successful consolidation of three geographically separate data centers into a single infrastructure that expanded both the level of support and breadth of services provided to GHX members.
Under his leadership, the GHX exchange has achieved significant levels of service uptime, reliability and scalability, while supporting product development management, trading partner processing, content and contracting services. By implementing best-practice internal controls in the company’s data centers and infrastructure, Anderson has also ensured outstanding levels of customer service, encompassing trading partner enablement and utilization.
Prior to joining GHX, Anderson served as director of information systems for a fast-growing acute-care hospital in Colorado. In this position, Anderson oversaw successful deployment of a new information system that would enable the hospital to become an integrated delivery network. He also initiated a supply-chain optimization program with the hospital’s chief financial officer.
Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Hofstra University in New York and is actively pursuing post-graduate work in management and leadership at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.