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Ed Jones joins RoundTable. Six GPO chiefs have left since 2015; none returned to the GPO world
September 20, 2026
Six GPO chief executives have left since 2015. From public records: none returned to the GPO world, and none to a health system. The three with a public next role went to private equity, public company boards, and government, then advisory work. Two have no public next role on record; the sixth appears on LinkedIn as founder of an AI startup and an operating advisor to a technology firm.
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