# A. Ray Dalton

> A. Ray Dalton founded PartsSource in 2001 and served as its CEO until 2014. His career spans equipment services, technology marketplaces, investing and philanthropy. He later founded reLink Medical, where he is founder and executive chairman, and leads reLink Ventures. His employee-focused operating philosophy includes sharing more than $7.5 million from a 2008 PartsSource transaction with staff, mentoring younger entrepreneurs and supporting employment opportunities for people returning from incarceration.

- **Role:** Founder and Executive Chairman at reLink Medical; Founder, Executive Chairman and Managing Partner at reLink Ventures
- **Organizations:** PartsSource Inc., reLink Medical, reLink Ventures, The Dalton Foundation, relink.org, National Medical Diagnostics, OneSource Services, General Electric, U.S. Air Force
- **Education:** Chapman University
- **Known for:** Founded PartsSource and reLink Medical., Named co-inventor with Dan Betting on U.S. Patent 7,945,548, Method for Sourcing Replacement Parts, granted May 17, 2011., Shared more than $7.5 million with approximately 175 PartsSource employees after a 2008 transaction.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Served in the U.S. Air Force and worked as an X-ray technician; later became a hospital administrator.
- **1996** — Sold National MD to GE; established the investment business originally known as newVista Group, now reLink Ventures.
- **1999** — Ray and Jan Dalton established The Dalton Foundation.
- **2000** — Sold OneSource Services to GE.
- **2001** — Founded PartsSource.
- **2004** — Named an Ernst & Young Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur of the Year in distribution and manufacturing.
- **2005** — Published Proceed with Confidence: Lessons Learned from a Serial Entrepreneur.
- **2008** — Shared proceeds of a PartsSource minority-interest transaction with employees.
- **2014** — Concluded tenure as PartsSource CEO; founded reLink Medical in November.
- **2019** — Received Philanthropist of the Year recognition reported by relink.org.
- **2020** — The Dalton Foundation and reLink Medical launched a workforce program with Grafton Correctional facility and True Freedom Ministries.
- **2021** — The Ray and Jan Dalton Foundation helped launch the Cuyahoga Valley Bridle Trail Fund.
- **2026** — Named TechNation Icon of the Year.

## Achievements

- Founded PartsSource and reLink Medical.
- Named co-inventor with Dan Betting on U.S. Patent 7,945,548, Method for Sourcing Replacement Parts, granted May 17, 2011.
- Shared more than $7.5 million with approximately 175 PartsSource employees after a 2008 transaction.
- Published a business memoir in 2005.
- Received a World Class Leadership award in 2010.
- Named 2026 TechNation Icon of the Year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Recognized as the 2026 TechNation Icon of the Year; appeared as a speaker at MD Expo Baltimore.

## Links

- Website: https://relinkventures.com/about-us/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-ray-dalton-4616316

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