VP, Commercial Operations
Rick Ward is Vice President of Commercial Operations at Trifecta – a leading global clinical technology solutions provider, producing more than 350 live, on-demand and web-based Investigator meetings each year in 87 countries. Prior to joining Trifecta, Rick has driven commercial growth strategies and led business development efforts for various CRO and niche service organizations supporting the Clinical Trial industry. Rick has over 20 years of business development experience, in both direct sales and sales management roles. Rick graduated with a degree in Marketing from the Pennsylvania State University and is a member of the Hammond Society, having served on Penn State’s Smeal College of Business Alumni Society Board of Directors from 1999 through 2013. Rick is also one of the founding members and former President of the Smeal Business Club of Philadelphia.