Collis joined the company in 1994 and was elected president and CEO in 2011 and chairman in 2016. Steve Collis is chairman, president, and CEO of AmerisourceBergen. In June, as he and his leadership team navigated a tentative reentry to the workplace, Collis took the time to share and reflect on his “ CEO moment” with McKinsey’s Drew Ungerman. He also took the time to personally call employees with family members stricken with coronavirus to encourage them. Collis quickly instituted a daily executive meeting and a COVID-19 emergency leadership team to ensure that life-saving medical supplies could get where they needed to without interruption. It was from afar, therefore, that he strove to provide steady, clear-sighted, empathetic leadership. “If hospitals aren’t receiving their medications,” said Collis, “then they won’t be able to do their jobs effectively.” The company plays its role on a massive scale-with $180 billion in revenue last year, it ranks tenth in the Fortune 500-and also quite locally, through its sponsorship of Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a cooperative network of nearly 5,000 independent drugstores.Īlthough AmerisourceBergen’s headquarters is in Pennsylvania, Collis spent the spring of 2020 in Los Angeles, where he was celebrating a relative’s wedding when lockdowns and travel restrictions took hold. AmerisourceBergen is responsible for the smooth delivery of drugs, medical equipment, and other healthcare supplies to more than 100,000 providers across North America.

Steve Collis is acutely aware of the critical role his company plays during a pandemic such as COVID-19.

At Any Cost by Steven T. Collis