Kate brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare, serving in a variety of positions. Her experience includes sales, sales management, National Accounts, Group Purchasing, Operations, and Business Development and Marketing. She has worked for several healthcare industry associations, as well as in sales and marketing positions across several market segments. She is currently the Vice President, Healthcare Sales, Systems & Services for Philips Lighting North America. In her last position, Kate led the healthcare initiatives for Allegion, formerly Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, and was the Director, Group Purchasing Organization Relationships for Ingersoll Rand’s Global Healthcare Practice. She previously was the Director of Operations with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA), and was a consultant with the Joint Commission and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA.)