Matt is the Founder and Strategic Partner of Strategic Optimization and Innovation Partners LLC. He brings to his clients more than 30 years of experience in health care including over 24 years in supply chain leadership, strategic execution, innovation, operations, process optimization and solutions/technology. In addition, over the past 14 years Matt has been heavily involved in setting the vision, strategy and execution for the operational integration between supply chain, finance and clinical operations. Matt has held leadership roles in small and large health systems and has led initiatives from the frontline to the board of directors.

Matt is passionate about the transformation of healthcare and the leveraging of strategic assets, like supply chain, technology and finance, to enhance clinical workflow, optimize caregiver experience and improve outcomes. Matt uses his experiences and background to assist healthcare providers in establishing and ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence across all verticals, capitalizing on industry best practice and creating a strategy for the execution of healthcare redesign appropriate for the business. This work is lifted by leveraging strong cross functional relationships, matrixed leadership, process reengineering and extensive operational and execution expertise. Matt operates under the core belief that success is demonstrated by focusing on right structure, engaged people, standardized processes, and solutions for sustainability all focused on the redesign of healthcare and enrichment of the experience for caregivers and patients.

Matt is a Certified Materials and Resource Professional (CMRP) and has been the leader and member of the Healthcare Transformation Group (HTG), the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He is active in the industry leading and engaging with thought leaders around the transformation of health care and the adoption of data standards. Matt received a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems with a Certificate in Health Information Management, a Master of Health Administration, and a Master of Business Administration from St. Louis University.

Meggan McCarthy is the Sr. Director of Kitting & Surgical Services at Owens & Minor, where she is responsible for clinically integrated supply chain services and products related to procedural and surgical services. With 25 years of healthcare experience, Meggan has expertise in optimizing clinical and business operations, enhancing quality and financial outcomes. Previously, Meggan held senior roles at UPMC, Premier, and Northwestern Medicine, focusing on supply chain leadership, clinical sourcing, and value analysis. Meggan received her M.S. in Physician Assistant degree from the University of Saint Francis in Indiana and her B.S.N. in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago. She has also contributed significantly to PA education at Rush University and served as a Global Educator at Medtronic.

Lisa serves as Vice President of Client Services for Advantus Health Partners.

She has been a registered nurse for 25 years with degrees from the University of Pikeville and the College of Mount St. Joseph. Lisa’s roles in healthcare have ranged from bedside experience in critical care, interventional radiology, and emergency care. After 16 years of patient care, she transitioned into healthcare supply chain where her responsibilities included sourcing and value analysis for one of the nation's largest hospital systems. In her current role, she leads Advantus Health Partners Client Services team, a critical clinical resource team for members.

Outside of work, Lisa is a married mother of three. She is active in her church and serves as a youth volleyball coach.

Mark Terranova currently serves as the Associate Vice President of Supply Chain Management at SUNY University Hospital at Downstate. Since joining the organization, Mark has led a strategic revitalization of the hospital's supply chain operations. His accomplishments include the selection and implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system (Oracle Fusion), the development of a robust item master management process, integration of contract pricing controls, and the establishment of a closed-loop system for product requests. He has effectively transitioned initiatives launched by consulting firms into sustainable, operational best practices under internal management and created a new Supply Chain Team to manage.

Prior to joining SUNY Downstate, Mark served for nine years as Vice President of Supply Chain at Grady Health System. During his tenure, he provided strategic leadership and innovative supply chain solutions across the organization. Notably, he ensured uninterrupted operations and zero stockouts during the COVID-19 pandemic by employing creative sourcing strategies and community engagement. Under his leadership, Grady exceeded its supplier diversity goals, consistently achieving over 20% of total spend with diverse suppliers.

Mark brings extensive experience across the full spectrum of supply chain management, with a track record of improving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing employee engagement. His expertise spans cost reduction strategies, strategic planning, value analysis integration (Cost-Quality-Outcomes), high-compliance physician preference item (PPI) contracting, GPO integration (Excelerate), benchmarking, capital lifecycle cost analysis, and advanced data utilization to support enterprise-wide decision-making.