# Steve Gallion

> Steve Gallion is the Las Vegas-based co-founder and CEO of MedTrainer, a healthcare software company that combines workforce learning, credentialing, and compliance workflows. After an earlier medical-waste venture was acquired in 2013, he co-founded MedTrainer and helped turn an awkward early credentialing demonstration into a broader product strategy. The company later raised a $43 million Series B led by Vista Equity Partners and, by July 2026, reported use by more than 800,000 healthcare professionals at over 32,000 sites.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at MedTrainer
- **Organizations:** MedTrainer, Boys & Girls Club of Pomona Valley
- **Education:** BA, Business Economics, University of California, Riverside, Juris Doctor, California Southern Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded MedTrainer and led its evolution from a learning product into an integrated learning, credentialing, and compliance platform., Led MedTrainer through a $43 million Series B investment in 2022., Helped scale MedTrainer to a reported 800,000-plus healthcare professionals across more than 32,000 U.S. sites by July 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Built a medical-waste management company after earlier experience in corporate America.
- **2013** — The medical-waste business was acquired by Stericycle; Gallion co-founded MedTrainer with Jorge Fernandez.
- **2013-2016** — MedTrainer began with healthcare learning management and expanded after customers revealed broader credentialing and compliance needs.
- **2020** — Completed a Juris Doctor at California Southern Law School after studying at night.
- **2022** — MedTrainer announced a $43 million Series B led by Vista Equity Partners, with Telescope Partners participating.
- **2023** — Discussed the intersection of technology and compliance in a five-part Outcomes Rocket podcast series.
- **2026** — Outlined an AI-forward, human-in-the-loop approach and announced a single-login partnership between MedTrainer and Surglogs.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MedTrainer and led its evolution from a learning product into an integrated learning, credentialing, and compliance platform.
- Led MedTrainer through a $43 million Series B investment in 2022.
- Helped scale MedTrainer to a reported 800,000-plus healthcare professionals across more than 32,000 U.S. sites by July 2026.
- Previously built a medical-waste management company that was acquired by Stericycle in 2013.
- Completed a law degree at night while building his career.
- Served on the board of the Boys & Girls Club of Pomona Valley from 2012 to 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — MedTrainer and Surglogs announced a single-login partnership connecting learning, credentialing, compliance, and clinical logging. The companies said their combined ecosystem reached more than 32,000 healthcare sites.
- **2026-04** — Gallion published his view that healthcare companies should be AI-forward rather than indiscriminately AI-native, with human experts reviewing outputs and customers able to disable AI features.
- **2026-03** — He presented an on-demand session, The New Era of Healthcare Software, about AI, purpose-built healthcare platforms, and outcomes buyers should expect.
- **2024-08** — MedTrainer's full-cycle compliance management product received a Bronze Stevie Award for New Product of the Year in the Technology Excellence awards.

## Links

- Website: https://medtrainer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegallion/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27