The Mark McKenna Foundation

The Mark McKenna Foundation recognizes Mark's contributions to the development of the field of health sector supply chain. Mark, in his role as President of Novation (1998-2006), was a 2004 founding member of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium (HSRC-ASU) and a continuous supporter of bringing academia and the industry partners together to solve major problems across the health sector supply chain. McKenna's career spanned both the supplier and provider sectors in healthcare, including senior management positions with Imed Corp., Baxter Healthcare Corp., VHA Inc. He also served as chairman of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) and was elected to the Bellwether League Healthcare Supply Chain Hall of Fame (2010). Since his retirement, McKenna has served on a variety of company boards, including the Beryl Cos., the Med Group, SterilMed, Suture Express, Systagenix and UHS.

Mission

The Annual Mark McKenna Lecture in Health Sector Supply Chain will bring key innovators who have improved health sector supply chain management to Arizona State University annually to highlight the importance of the supply chain in improving organizational performance and clinical practice.

Advisory Committee

• Karen Conway, GHX
• Jo Klein, Novation
• Eugene Schneller, HSRC-ASU
• Mike Wijas, Boston Scientific

To donate, please mail checks to:

Eugene Schneller, Ph.D.
Attn: The McKenna Project
Department of Supply Chain Management
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 874706
Tempe, AZ 85287-4706

For more information contact Bushra Rahman.