David A. Dexter

Biography

David A. Dexter is the Managing Director for the Quest Diagnostics Operations in Arizona, serving as President & CEO for Sonora Quest Laboratories, LLC a joint venture between Quest Diagnostics (a Fortune 400 company) and Banner Health (the largest non-secular health delivery system in the U.S.) and as President & CEO for Laboratory Sciences of Arizona, LLC which manages the thirteen hospital laboratories for Banner Health in Arizona.Sonora Quest Laboratories and Laboratory Sciences of Arizona together make up one of the largest integrated laboratory networks in the nation, with more than 2,600 employees in Arizona.Sonora Quest Laboratories/Laboratory Sciences of Arizona was recently recognized by the The Business Journal as one of The Top 25 Best Places to Work in the Valley for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.Most notably, Sonora Quest Laboratories has received 5 State Quality Awards from the Arizona Quality Alliance including the prestigious 2005 Arizona Governor's Quality Award. Sonora Quest Laboratories is the only healthcare company ever to receive their State's highest honor for quality, and the only company to receive this recognition in the past decade.In 2008, the Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards recognized David as the CEO of the Year for Arizona. The Phoenix Business Journal selected David as one of the Top 25 Most Admired CEOs in the Valley for 2009.The Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards recognized Sonora Quest Laboratories as the recipient of their 2009 Arizona Community Impact Award. Arizona Business Magazine and The Business Journal recognized Sonora Quest Laboratories as one of the Top 60 Most Admired Companies in Arizona for 2010 and 2011. The Better Business Bureau selected SQL as their Business Ethics Award recipient for 2011. The Desert Southwest Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) recognized David and Sonora Quest Laboratories as their Living & Giving Honoree for 2011. Ranking Arizona recognized Sonora Quest Laboratories as the #1 Bioscience Firm in Arizona for 2012.David is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and he serves on the Board and as Board Chair for Arizona Health-e-Connectivity, the Board and Executive Committee of the Health Information Network of Arizona, the National Leadership Council for eHealth Initiative and their National Council for Diabetes & Technology, the Board of Chancellors for JDRF, the Leadership Council for the Arizona Diabetes Coalition, and the Board of Directors for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. David is also a member of American Cancer Society's CEOs Against Cancer.

Research Interest

 Business and Management.