Location:
Holy Cross College
1 College St, Worcester

Agenda:
5:15pm – Cocktail Reception
6:15pm – Dinner and Speaker

Brian S. Smith, PharmD
CHIEF PHARMACY OFFICER
Shields Health Solutions

As Chief Pharmacy Officer, Brian leads the company’s clinical strategy, pharmacy operations, manufacturer relations, accreditation and population health initiatives. Overall, it is Brian’s role to ensure that Shields provides legendary care to every patient at each of the company’s hospital partner sites across the country while maintaining the highest clinical and regulatory standards. Prior to Shields, Brian was the Director of Clinical Services and Education at UMass Memorial Medical Center. In addition, Brian is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Graduate Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  In 2012 Brian earned the Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacist Outstanding Service Award.  Brian graduated summa cum laude from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences  earning both a BS and PharmD degrees.

Stephen West, CEO
Shields Health Solutions

In his role as Chief Executive Officer, Stephen works closely with the Shields executive team to execute on key strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring that the highest level of integrated care is delivered consistently across all partners. A critical focus of his role is identifying and executing on innovative growth initiatives that expand the company into new service lines, hospitals, disease states and therapies.

Before joining Shields, Stephen was an investor on the healthcare team at LLR Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in growth stage companies.

Stephen holds a B.S. in Commerce with Distinction from the University of Virginia, with concentrations in Finance, Accounting and Global Commerce.