Howard Fisher Joins SmithBucklin as Executive Director of InSight
CHICAGO - Nov. 17, 2006 – SmithBucklin, the world's largest association management company, announced today that Howard Fisher has joined the company as an Association Executive serving as Executive Director of InSight, the user group representing customers of McKesson Healthcare information technology solutions. In his new role, Fisher works out of SmithBucklin's Chicago office to manage all aspects of InSight's operations, leads the SmithBucklin team and assumes responsibility for meeting the strategic goals set by InSight's leadership.
Fisher's primary objectives with InSight are to grow the organization by offering additional member benefits, and to create new revenue sources by providing year-long education forums.
InSight volunteer leaders continuously work with McKesson leadership on issues of cost control, patient safety, and privacy within the health care community. Founded in 1998 with a history of user collaboration dating back to 1984, InSight also provides members the opportunity to become involved in education sessions at their annual conference, share best practices through discussion forums, and contribute to the Strategic Change Model, a process to foster McKesson product enhancements.
"Howard brings significant business leadership skills to SmithBucklin. This, combined with his experience in the technology services industry, made him an ideal fit for InSight," said SmithBucklin President and COO Julie Silverstein.
Prior to joining SmithBucklin, Fisher spent seven years with LexisNexis where he contributed to the growth of the organization in positions ranging from account management to regional sales manager. Some of Fisher's accomplishments there included leading client teams to deliver consistent revenue growth, creating and implementing business-development initiatives, designing and rolling out new products and solutions, and growing client relationships. While with LexisNexis, Fisher received several recognitions for his work, including the Circle of Excellence and the LexisNexis Midwest Region Account Manager of the Year awards.
Fisher holds a Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from the University of Iowa. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and volunteers his time to several charities, including Children's Memorial Hospital and the Les Turner ALS Foundation.
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About SmithBucklin
SmithBucklin is the world's largest association management and professional services company providing flexible, tailored full-service management and function/project-specific services to more than 235 trade associations, professional societies, technology user groups, government institutes/agencies and corporations. SmithBucklin's mission is to drive growth and build sustained competitiveness for client organizations. Founded in 1949, the company employs 750 professionals specializing in all phases of association activity including executive management, member and chapter administration, convention and trade show management, marketing and branding, Web services, education and programs, government relations and financial management. SmithBucklin manages more than $200 million in annual client budgets from offices in Chicago, Washington, DC, St. Louis and Durham, NC. SmithBucklin is 100% employee owned. For more information, please visit www.smithbucklin.com or call 1.800.539.9740.
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