Jane Pleasants is the President for SMI responsible for the overall operations of the organization, moderation of bi-annual Forums, and oversight of Thought Leadership Councils and industry initiatives. As one of SMI’s founding members, she has been engaged with SMI over twenty years. During that time she served on the SMI Board as both a member and Board Chair.

Her early supply chain career began in a small rural hospital in North Georgia. Since that early beginning, Jane has led supply chains at three academic medical centers, Vanderbilt University, University of Rochester, and Duke University, all shared services between the medical center and academic enterprises.

Jane was the Vice President, Supply Chain for Duke University and Duke University Health System. She joined Duke to establish a procurement infrastructure for the newly formed Health System which included developing a robust portfolio of self-contracts for medical supplies, drugs, equipment and services, implementing an enterprise-wide materials management system, providing leadership in aggressive cost reduction, and integrating procurement activities. Duke ranked in the top 5 of Gartner’s Healthcare Top 25 Supply Chains.

Her global procurement and sourcing activities included the sourcing and procurement of the furniture and equipment for the Duke Kunshan University Campus located in China’s Yangtze River Delta Region, bordering Shanghai.
In 2015, Jane was nominated to the Bellwether Hall of Fame - an organization that acknowledges Supply Chain executives and professionals to for their innovative and visionary achievements, accomplishments and dedication to leadership and high-quality healthcare delivery.