Full Name
Dr. Emad Rizk
Job Title
CEO
Company
Premier, Inc
Speaker Bio
Emad Rizk, M.D., is the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Premier, Inc. As the leader of Premier, Dr. Rizk is advancing the company’s position as the preeminent healthcare performance improvement partner, integrating technology, advisory services, supply chain scale and data-driven intelligence to help health systems improve cost, quality and operational performance. Under his leadership, Premier is focused on enabling providers to make better decisions and deliver stronger outcomes in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.
Dr. Rizk brings more than three decades of experience leading transformation across the healthcare ecosystem. As a physician and operator, he has built and scaled organizations that translate actionable data into measurable performance improvement. Most recently, he served as Chairman, CEO and President of Cotiviti, where he led the company’s transformation into a multibillion-dollar platform supporting payment accuracy, cost management and value-based care. His work has consistently centered on helping healthcare organizations operate more efficiently while improving outcomes for patients.
Prior to Cotiviti, Dr. Rizk served as President and CEO of R1 RCM, where he led a full operational and financial transformation of the business, significantly improving performance and positioning the company for sustained growth. Earlier, he led McKesson Health Solutions, building one of the industry’s leading analytics and technology businesses. He also served as Senior Partner and Global Director at Deloitte Consulting, where he led medical cost and quality management strategy across the healthcare sector.
Dr. Rizk has worked extensively across providers, payers, government and life sciences organizations, bringing a unique ability to align stakeholders and execute at scale. His leadership is grounded in a commitment to advancing healthcare affordability and performance through the effective use of data, technology and operational discipline.
He has been recognized multiple times by Modern Healthcare as one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” and among the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives.” Dr. Rizk serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago Medicine and has held numerous advisory and board roles across the healthcare industry.
Dr. Rizk is the author of The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers and has lectured at leading academic institutions including Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Columbia and Kellogg. Dr. Rizk currently serves on the steering group of the National Academy of Medicine's initiative for Patient Safety in the Era of AI. He earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine.
Dr. Rizk brings more than three decades of experience leading transformation across the healthcare ecosystem. As a physician and operator, he has built and scaled organizations that translate actionable data into measurable performance improvement. Most recently, he served as Chairman, CEO and President of Cotiviti, where he led the company’s transformation into a multibillion-dollar platform supporting payment accuracy, cost management and value-based care. His work has consistently centered on helping healthcare organizations operate more efficiently while improving outcomes for patients.
Prior to Cotiviti, Dr. Rizk served as President and CEO of R1 RCM, where he led a full operational and financial transformation of the business, significantly improving performance and positioning the company for sustained growth. Earlier, he led McKesson Health Solutions, building one of the industry’s leading analytics and technology businesses. He also served as Senior Partner and Global Director at Deloitte Consulting, where he led medical cost and quality management strategy across the healthcare sector.
Dr. Rizk has worked extensively across providers, payers, government and life sciences organizations, bringing a unique ability to align stakeholders and execute at scale. His leadership is grounded in a commitment to advancing healthcare affordability and performance through the effective use of data, technology and operational discipline.
He has been recognized multiple times by Modern Healthcare as one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” and among the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives.” Dr. Rizk serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago Medicine and has held numerous advisory and board roles across the healthcare industry.
Dr. Rizk is the author of The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers and has lectured at leading academic institutions including Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Columbia and Kellogg. Dr. Rizk currently serves on the steering group of the National Academy of Medicine's initiative for Patient Safety in the Era of AI. He earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine.
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