United Network of Organ Sharing names first female CEO
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Key takeaways:
- Maureen McBride, PhD, is the first female CEO of the United Network of Organ Sharing.
- McBride has worked at the organization since 1995, serving in many different roles.
The United Network of Organ Sharing named Maureen McBride, PhD, the new CEO of the organization, according to a press release.
McBride has served as the interim CEO of the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) since October 2022, during which UNOS released an action agenda that detailed improvements, such as transparency, accountability, equity, transportation and modernization, needed within the organization. Prior to her role as interim CEO, McBride was the chief operating officer of UNOS and director of research. McBride has been with the organization since 1995.
“Since taking over as interim CEO 7 months ago, Dr. McBride has shown that she embodies a much-needed change in approach and operations at UNOS,” Jerry McCauley, MD, said in the release. “She has put the organization on a new trajectory by increasing transparency and communication with the organ donation and transplantation community, regulators, Congress and the public, and advancing new initiatives to modernize and improve the organ donation and transplant system to benefit patients and ensure public trust.”
“As we move forward in our mission to save more lives, I look forward to leading UNOS during a time of immense change. As I said in my first official remarks as interim CEO: We can do better, we must do better, and we will do better,” McBride said in the release. “We are excited to show our ongoing commitment to saving lives, how we are best situated to help usher in proposed improvements and how our expertise should remain an integral part of the system. Additionally, I am excited to continue working with UNOS’ other non- [Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network] OPTN business lines to enhance and grow our organization.”
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