Dan Kistner, PharmD

Dan Kistner, PharmD, is a senior healthcare executive at Vizient, Inc., where he serves as Chief Clinical Officer, Spend Management. He leads spend management strategies across pharmacy, medical/surgical, laboratory, capital equipment, physician preference items (PPI), and analytics. Since joining Vizient in 2012, Kistner has helped transform provider operations with a portfolio of over 243,000 contracted products across diverse care settings. He is a nationally recognized thought leader and frequent media contributor on issues like drug shortages, pricing transparency, and healthcare supply chain resilience. Kistner holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.