John Bardis founded MedAssets in June 1999, and has been the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of MedAssets since inception. Mr. Bardis has more than 25 years experience in the healthcare industry. Beginning with American Hospital Supply and Baxter International, he held various senior management positions, including Vice President of the Baxter Operating Room Division and General Manager of the Eastern Zone. Mr. Bardis left Baxter in 1987 to join Kinetic Concepts. Kinetic Concepts, a NASDAQ traded company (KNCI) was the nation's largest specialty bed and medical equipment rental company at the time of his departure as President in 1992. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Bardis was President and CEO of TheraTx, Inc. TheraTx, another NASDAQ traded company (THTX) was a leading provider of rehabilitation services and operator of skilled nursing facilities. In 1995, TheraTx was named the second fastest growing public company in America by INC. Magazine, growing from $15mm to over $500mm in 5 years. Mr. Bardis was named Entrepreneur of the year by INC Magazine in 1995. Mr. Bardis graduated with a B.S. in Business from the University of Arizona. He served on the board of USA Wrestling, the National governing body for amateur wrestling from 1997 to 2011, is founder of Hire Heroes USA and is Chairman of the Atlanta Fire Youth Hockey Club. Bardis also was named Team Leader of the U.S. Greco-Roman Wrestling Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and served as Team Leader in the 2007 World Championships where Team USA won the world team title for the first time in wrestling history. In the Fall of 2011, Mr. Bardis was appointed to the board of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

Rand Ballard serves as senior executive vice president and chief customer officer for MedAssets, Inc., and is primarily responsible for enterprise sales and serving client needs in support of their healthcare mission. Prior to joining MedAssets, Mr. Ballard was with Cardinal Healthcare, where he was accountable for implementing contracts with subsequent annual sales of $1.6 Billion. Mr. Ballard holds an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University with a triple major in finance, operations and marketing. Mr. Ballard was a dean's list undergraduate at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a Bachelor of Science degree with concentration in nuclear physics, nuclear engineering and business law. In addition to his position at MedAssets, Mr. Ballard serves on the Board of Trustees for the Meals on Wheels Research Foundation, is Chairman of Healthcare Industry Supply Chain Institute (HISCI), is immediate past chair of Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HIGPA) and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Hire Heroes USA, a non-profit organization addressing the employment needs of our returning and transitioning veterans.

Mike Nolte joined MedAssets as Chief Operating Officer in March 2012. His career spans the health care, technology and financial services industries. Mr. Nolte most recently served as vice president and general manager of the Americas Services business for GE Healthcare IT, overseeing more than 1,700 staff focused on GE's healthcare software portfolio that includes revenue cycle, clinical/EHR, and digital imaging solutions. Among other roles at GE, he previously led GE Healthcare's Enterprise Revenue Cycle software business. Prior to his seven-year GE career, Mr. Nolte spent five years with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. Before entering the private sector, he served in the United States Army from 1992 through 1998, ending his military career as a Captain and Company Commander for a rapid deployment medical supply chain and maintenance organization. Mr. Nolte holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Chuck Garner is MedAssets' Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and oversees the Company's finance, investor relations, corporate development, and information technology operations. He was previously Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, where he led strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business integrations and partnership activities. Prior to joining the Company, Chuck was responsible for strategic planning and corporate development at Coca-Cola Enterprises. His broad business experience includes positions as a management consultant with Bain & Company, where he advised clients on growth strategies in the technology and service industries, and in software design and business development at American Management Systems (now CGI) where he served healthcare and government clients. Chuck earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems from Loyola College in Maryland, and has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Joe Greskoviak was named President of MedAssets' Spend and Clinical Resource Management Segment in May 2011. He was previously executive vice president of client strategy, and served as executive vice president and chief development officer for Broadlane for 12 years prior to its acquisition by MedAssets. Mr. Greskoviak also worked for Premier, Inc. from 1994 to 2000 and served as vice president of business development and e-commerce for Premier Purchasing Partners. Prior to that, he held various executive positions for healthcare providers, including administrative director of ambulatory and urgent care at the West Suburban Hospital Medical Center in Chicago. Mr. Greskoviak began his healthcare career as project director at Shared Medical Systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from DePaul University.

Keith Hicks was named Senior Vice President of Human Resources in March 2012. In this capacity Mr. Hicks oversees the Company's human capital strategy and implementation including workforce planning, talent management, organization design and development , executive and employee compensation and talent acquisition. He brings 25 years of industry experience and human resources leadership to his role. Mr. Hicks most recently served as the executive vice president of Human Resources for Radiant Systems, Inc. where he was responsible for all aspects of human resources across Radiant's global operation. Prior to that, Mr. Hicks was a partner with Accenture and during his 21-year tenure held several executive human resource positions with increasing responsibility from regional to global scope. Mr. Hicks graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in computer science.

Greg Strobel was named President of MedAssets Revenue Cycle Management Segment in August 2011. He was previously president of the company's revenue cycle services business. Mr. Strobel joined MedAssets in 2005 as Vice President of Revenue Cycle Services Sales. He has spent over 20 years in the healthcare revenue cycle industry from both an operational and sales executive capacity. Prior to MedAssets, he held senior level roles for companies including Ernst & Young, Health Management Systems, McKesson and Siemens. Mr. Strobel graduated from Millersville University in 1984 with a degree in Computer Science and a concentration in Business.

Jon Glenn is an Executive Vice President and the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of MedAssets. His areas of responsibility also include risk management, corporate governance and compliance, and governmental affairs. Mr. Glenn received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975 and was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland, until 1992, when he became Vice President and General Counsel to PersonaCare, Inc., a long-term and subacute care provider. He became Vice President and General Counsel of TheraTx, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of rehabilitative therapy and subacute care upon its acquisition of PersonaCare in 1994, and served in that capacity until 1997. Mr. Glenn joined MedAssets in March, 2000.

Lance Culbreth is a Senior Vice President and has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since November 2010. Mr. Culbreth joined the Company in November 1999 as Senior Accountant, and served in such capacity until he was promoted to Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2006. He has been instrumental in the development and leadership of the Company's accounting department. Mr. Culbreth has over 17 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry, including having previously worked for Arthur Andersen, LLP as a senior audit associate from January 1998 to October 1999 where he performed audit and other transaction services for enterprise clients in a variety of industries. Mr. Culbreth also served in various accounting roles for Serologicals, Inc., a biotechnology company, from January 1994 to December 1997. Mr. Culbreth graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting.

Nick Sears, M.D. serves as Chief Medical Officer for MedAssets, Inc. Dr. Sears joined MedAssets through Aspen Healthcare Metrics as Senior Vice President of Clinical Services in 2004. Dr. Sears is a Board Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon with more than 20 years of experience as a cardiothoracic surgeon and physician executive. He practiced Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery for 12 years in both the private and academic settings. He served as Vice-chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vice-chief of Surgery at Tampa General Hospital, and as Co-Director of the Cardiac Transplant Program. He also held the position of Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Sears has an extensive background in the healthcare consulting industry. He is recognized for being a catalyst for instituting and managing improvement in patient care and clinical outcomes, medical staff governance and operations issues and improved financial performance in healthcare organizations.