Steve Cosler has over 30 years experience in pharmacy services and information technology. Currently he is an Operating Partner at Water Street Healthcare Partners (Water Street) a Chicago-based private-equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Water Street Mr. Cosler was President and CEO of Priority Healthcare Corporation (Priority) a publicly held specialty pharmacy and distributor generating $2.2 billion in annual revenue that was acquired by Express Scripts in October 2005. Mr. Cosler was employed by Priority from 1996-2005 where he held a number of increasingly senior roles culminating in his appointment as President and COO in 2001 and President and CEO in 2002 a position he retained until the acquisition.
Before joining Priority Mr. Cosler held leadership positions at Coresource Inc. a Third Party Administrator (TPA) managing healthcare services and at IBM. Mr. Cosler sits on the board of several privately-held healthcare companies including CCS Medical Inc. and Access Mediquip Inc. He is a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management. |