Steve Downey is a healthcare expert with a passion for helping the industry treat and serve patients better. His experience includes organizations across the healthcare spectrum, including medical device, services, GPOs and health systems. He is a recognized supply chain expert, an in-demand speaker and a well-published author on the subject.

At Cleveland Clinic. Downey serves as the VP, Chief Supply Chain & Support Services Officer, where he leads a multi-disciplinary team that spans sourcing, materials management, technology/P2P, analytics and support services, including food services, linen and laundry, patient transport, Cleveland Clinic’s Red Coat program and service express (call center). He also leads the Excelerate GPO, a Cleveland Clinic joint venture with Vizient and OhioHealth, as the CEO. 

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Downey led the Supply Chain Operations business for Vizient, which included operating multiple health system supply chains, setting national best practices and leading supply chain technologies. Downey joined Vizient from GEODIS, an international supply chain transport and logistics firm, operating in 67 countries where he served as vice president of both the consumer electronics and healthcare verticals. Before this position, he led commercial and supply chain teams at Integra Life Sciences and Scott Medical Products.

Downey serves on the boards of the Evergreen Cooperative, MedWish and Friends Health Connection. He graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s in Management of Technology.