Beacom School of Business Hosts Most Admired CEO in Distinguished Speaker Series
“We are grateful to have Joel Portice take the time to return to South Dakota and share his career successes with us,” said Venky Venkatachalam, Ph.D., dean of the Beacom School of Business. “He is an outstanding representation of how hard work, dedication and passion can drive personal and professional successes. His speech was inspirational to everyone in the room, but made a tremendous impact on all of the current students who attended."
Portice is a highly successful entrepreneur who has built and led high growth healthcare software and data analytics organizations for nearly 25 years. His vision and expertise helped land his most recent company, Intermedix, on Forbes Magazine’s “2018 America’s Best Midsize Employers List.” In 2017, Portice was recognized as a “Most Admired CEO” by the Nashville Business Journal. Through the course of his career, he has done business in 29 countries with offices on four continents and navigated in fast-paced entrepreneurial settings, publicly traded companies and private equity.
Portice spoke to a crowd of nearly 100 people at Hilton Garden Inn Downtown of Sioux Falls. Portice began his speech with a quote that he learned as a student at USD and shared how that quote has inspired him through growth, challenges and successes throughout his career. Portice answered audience questions about how to attract and retain top talent in the competitive data analytics field.
In 2013, he received the Alumni Achievement Award for Professional Achievement from USD. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Apixio, Inc. and KEPRO, as well as the Board of Directors for the USD Foundation. He proudly served as a member of the Air National Guard for 10 years.
