Jan. 28 Meeting: BNMC Chief Operating Officer Patrick J. Whalen

Our speaker for January 28th will be Patrick J. Whalen.  Patrick Whalen joined the BNMC as Chief Operating Officer in March of 2008. A former Buffalo Rotarian, he directs the day-to-day operations of the growing not-for-profit corporation. He is also spearheading the renovation, build-out, and tenant recruitment of the BNMC's Innovation Center at 640 Ellicott Street (the four-story former Trico Products Corp. building).
Whalen has extensive experience on a wide variety of international supply chain issues including marketing access, warehousing, distribution, sourcing, and freight forwarding. Whalen conceptualized and established Fulfillment Systems International, a distribution services provider offering marketing support, warehousing and distribution, freight forwarding, and transportation service to firms operating in the US and Canada, with annual sales of $10 million and one hundred employees in five locations. He sold this company to a UPS subsidiary in 2000 and became division manager of UPS Supply Chain Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service, providing supply chain management solutions to businesses worldwide, with 14,000 employees and $750 million in sales.
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region's premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all co-located on 120-acre in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. The BNMC:
•Coordinates activities related to the planning, development, and enhancement within their 120 acres footprint.
•Facilitates collaboration among our member institutions, as well as the community at large.
•Addresses issues of common concern to our member institutions and neighbors.
•Creates a distinct environment that provides opportunities for active living.

The meeting will be held at the Harbour Club in HSBC Arena at 12:15pm, Thursday, January 28th, 12:15pm.    

The public is invited to attend and hear interesting programs each week. Call our Executive Director, John McClive, at 854-3397 if you have any questions or would like to attend.