Prior to founding HQR, Nick has served such diverse organizations as McKinsey and Company and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Symphony Corporation. Nick served as the President of CombineMed, a joint venture between the UPMC and CombineNet (SciQuest) – a leader in technology to optimize purchasing power. Nick led the organization’s global business strategy serving both US based hospital’s and the National Health Service in the United Kingdom by developing integral partnerships and building a green-field operation for the go-to-market strategy within the healthcare industry. CombineMed is now under exclusive license with The Advisory Board. Prior to CombineMed, Mr. Willocks was a senior executive at UPMC, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Incline Healthcare Solutions, a UPMC For-Profit subsidiary. In addition, Nick serves on the Board of Directors at Actuated Medical a global medical device manufacturer, he remains on the advisory board of Symphony Corporation and serves as a Board Member of the Rainbow Kitchen, a local Pittsburgh food bank.
He is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration. He and his wife Debby make their home in Pittsburgh, PA.
Some of her experiences include running sales for an industry leading healthcare research consulting company, leading and growing a $350M+ healthcare business unit, focused on the US provider and GPO markets, and managing/growing highly visible strategic key accounts. She has also built best in class practices and go to market strategies for major corporate account programs, and developed national and global sales strategies, resulting in unprecedented growth.
Alicia enjoys exploring a variety of creative outlets including drawing and painting. She loves spending time with her family and friends, and has a great appreciation of nature, staying active and being outdoors.
Ms Ward has worked for companies such as NeXT Computers, FORE Systems, TechRx and CombineNet/CombineMed (now SciQuest), to name a few.