Mike Hopkins is the vice president of Supply Chain Distribution and Logistics for the Northwestern Medicine Health System based out of Chicago Illinois. Hopkins has 25 years of healthcare supply chain experience and specializes in logistics and process improvement. 

Hopkins joined Northwestern in 2016 and previously worked for Owens and Minor as the director of Supply Chain performance. He is a nationally recognized leader and speaker in supply chain operations focusing on using lean tools to facilitate process improvement and standardization. He is also a leader in the use of Kanban and RFID inventory management.