David A. Hargraves, C.P.M., is the Senior Director, Clinical Supply Chain at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, an $8b international healthcare delivery network where he is responsible for all clinical contracting and procurement operations, strategic materials distribution, Value Analysis and supplier risk assessment.  

David worked previously as the Manager of Market Intelligence for Alcoa where he created a team of analysts charged with providing Alcoa’s procurement organization with industry research and supplier analysis to drive better sourcing decisions.  Prior to Alcoa David worked with Ariba as Director of Global Category Knowledge where he managed a global team of commodity managers covering direct and indirect categories. 

David is a Certified Purchasing Manager, received his MBA from Waynesburg University, a B.S. in Organizational Leadership from Duquesne University, and A.A.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology from Penn State University.  David is an active member and former Board Member of ISM - Pittsburgh PA.