Jerry Connelly

Jerry joined HFRI as President and CEO in 2014. Previously, he was Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Philips Healthcare. In 2010, Philips purchased medSage Technologies, a medical SAS provider, which Jerry led through rapid growth as President and CEO. Jerry also served as Executive Vice President of Morneau Sobeco, a major benefit outsourcing firm, which completed a successful IPO in 2005. Jerry began his career with the international management consulting firm, Bain & Company, where he worked in their San Francisco and Toronto offices.

In 1985, he earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Stanford University, where he was a member of both Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. In 1990, he won the Ford Prize honoring the valedictorian of the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), a leading international MBA program.