David A. Nelson

David Nelson began his career as a sales representative with American Hospital Supply Corp. and subsequently held a variety of positions, including two divisional presidencies. After the acquisition of American by Baxter International, he was named corporate vice president and president, Baxter OR Products Group, in 1987.

Nelson joined Amsco International as president and CEO in 1988 and took the company public in 1991. Amsco operated manufacturing plants and divisions in Erie, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina; Montgomery, Alabama; Buffalo, New York; Quebec City, Canada; Helsinki, Finland; Cologne, Germany; and London, England; as well as regional locations throughout the U.S. and a 1,000-person service organization. The company employed approximately 5,000 people. Nelson left Amsco after tripling sales in seven years. Amsco merged with Steris Corporation in 1995.

Nelson was named president and CEO of Automated Healthcare, a startup robotics company, in 1995. Automated developed a first-of-its-kind robotic pharmacy fill station for hospitals. After the company was acquired in 1997, Nelson was named president and CEO of Hawk Medical, a web-based physician supply distribution startup, which was acquired by a leading medical supply distributor in 1999.

From 2000 to 2003, Nelson served as president and CEO of Webmedx, a web-based radiology and clinical report production startup, which was acquired by Nuance Communications. In 2003, he was named president and CEO of SHPS Inc., a diversified outsourcer of benefits administration, reimbursement processes, and employee health management programs. The company was acquired by ADP.

Nelson currently serves as chairman at PerspecSys Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud data protection.