Jeffrey A. Ashkenase has worked at GNYHA since 2004. Mr. Ashkenase areas provide the information and analytics necessary to support the GNYHA regional contracting effort and the information and analytics the field force uses to assist our members to maximize the value of the GNYHA Group Purchasing Program. He is also responsible for deploying the GNYHA/Premier/GHX contract management technology to the member Hospitals. Mr Ashkenase has worked in the health care industry for more than 10 years in non-profit, managed care, group purchasing, and government settings. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for managing costs, system implementations, optimizing the supply chain, and improving the decision support and budgeting process through the use of technology. Prior to joining GNYHA he was an Associate Vice President of Finance at Maimonides Medical Center where his responsibilities included overseeing the budget, decision support department, and materials management and business information systems. Mr. Ashkenase earned his BA from SUNY Albany and his Masters from the NYU Wagner School.