Governance Committee
The Governance Committee includes two components: a Governance Operating Committee and a Governance Nominating Committee.
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Jason Christie, MD, MS (2025)
ChairUniversity of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP (2025)
PresidentBoston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA USA
Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH (2025)
President ElectUniversity of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Caron Burch, RN, MSN, FNP, CCTC (2025)
At Large MemberDell Children's Hospital
Austin, TX USA
Marta Farrero Torres, MD, PhD (2025)
At Large MemberHospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Manreet Kanwar, MD (2025)
At Large MemberAllegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Jignesh Patel, MD, PhD (2025)
At Large MemberCedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute
Calabasas, CA USA
Anna Reed, FRCP, PhD (2025)
At Large MemberHarefield Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Heather Ross, MD, MHSc, FRCPC (2025)
At Large MemberToronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON Canada
Martin Schweiger, MBA, FABS, FEBS (2025)
At Large MemberChildren's Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD (2025)
At Large MemberStanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA USA
Greg Schultz,
ISHLT Chief Executive OfficerISHLT
Juliet Osazemwinde,
ISHLT Staff LiaisonISHLT
The Governance Committee includes two components: a Governance Operating Committee and a Governance Nominating Committee.
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Committee Composition—Operating Committee
Committee Composition—Operating Committee
- Chaired by the Immediate Past President.
- The President and President-Elect serve as ex officio members.
- Four additional Board members who have a demonstrated understanding of volunteer organization governance issues, appointed by the Executive Committee for a 1-year renewable term.
- Additional at-large members appointed by the Executive Committee as needed to provide specific expertise.
No member of the Governance Committee may simultaneously serve in a Board position for any other professional societies with overlapping membership and interest areas with ISHLT.
Committee Composition—Nominating Committee
Committee Composition—Nominating Committee
- Comprised of the Operating Committee plus 4 additional members.
- The 4 additional members, preferably past officers or directors, engage solely in the nominations and election process and are appointed by the Executive Committee for a 1-year term, renewable twice.
Committee Responsibilities
Committee Responsibilities
- Director and Officer Nominations
- Leadership Orientation
- Governance effectiveness oversight and assessment
- Volunteer job descriptions and compensation policy
- Identification of candidates possessing desired attributes (as defined by the BoD) to ensure Board access to important perspectives
- Serve as an executive search firm for BoD directors
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