https://www.unos.org/about/index.php?topic=newsroom&article_id=2826Brian Shepard named UNOS Chief Executive Officer
Richmond, Va. – Brian M. Shepard has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing). UNOS matches donated organs with transplant candidates nationwide and manages the national transplant database through contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Brian has the vision and experience that the Board was looking for to move UNOS into a new era of service to transplant professionals and the patients we serve,” said Kenneth Andreoni, M.D., President of the UNOS Board of Directors. “With a focus on quality improvement, UNOS will continue to increase patients’ access to and benefit from life-changing organ transplantation.”
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to lead an organization with such a strong record of success as we tackle the challenges of the ever-changing health care field,” said Shepard.
As Chief Executive Officer, Shepard directs the efforts of more than 300 UNOS staff to ensure that the nation’s transplant network efficiently and fairly serves the needs of transplant candidates and recipients, living donors and donor family members, and transplant professionals. He reports to the UNOS President and interacts routinely with the UNOS Board of Directors and staff of federal oversight agencies to plan and accomplish strategic goals and objectives.
Shepard joined UNOS in 2010 as the Director of Policy and has served as Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining UNOS, Shepard served 15 years in various high-level positions in Virginia state government, capped by a term as Director of Policy in Governor Timothy M. Kaine’s administration. In that position, Shepard worked directly with the governor to help identify and implement the policy priorities of the Commonwealth. A native of Roanoke, Va., Shepard holds a bachelor's degree in history from Virginia Tech.
Spencer Stuart, a leading global executive search firm, partnered with UNOS to conduct a nationwide search. The CEO search committee was made up of Board and transplant community members who worked closely with Spencer Stuart to screen qualified candidates. The final four candidates were interviewed in October, and a recommendation for CEO was approved by a teleconference of the UNOS Board of Directors held November 6.
Shepard is the third chief executive officer in UNOS’ nearly 30-year history. UNOS’ founding executive director, Gene A. Pierce, retired in 1995; his successor, Walter K. Graham, retired in December 2012.
About UNOS
UNOS advances organ availability and transplantation by uniting and supporting its communities for the benefit of patients. UNOS, based in Richmond, Va., is a non-profit organization working together with 387 members to save lives. Key UNOS operations include organ placement; policy development; data collection and research; quality and compliance monitoring; and education/communications for medical professionals, transplant candidates and recipients, living donors and donor family members, and the public.
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