New OPTN Board Members and Associate Regional Councillors elected for 2025

Published on: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Today, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the new 34-member Board of Directors for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). This launch of the OPTN Board of Directors advances HRSA’s ongoing efforts to strengthen OPTN governance, mitigate conflicts of interest, and modernize the organ donation, procurement, and transplantation system within the United States.

Voter turnout showed strong engagement from the OPTN community, with an 83 percent participation in the national election—a notable increase from the 68 percent average turnout in national elections over the past three years.

HRSA is thrilled to welcome the newly elected 34-person Board, comprised of individuals who bring a wealth of expertise and dedication to the transplantation community. The Board’s composition includes 17 (50%) transplant physicians and surgeons; 9 (26%) transplant recipients, a transplant candidate, organ donors, and family members; and 8 (24%) representatives from organ procurement organizations (OPOs), transplant hospitals, voluntary health associations, transplant coordinators, histocompatibility experts, non-physician transplant professionals, and the general public. Fourteen of these Board members have lived experience as transplant candidates, recipients, organ donors, or family members. HRSA celebrates the unique contributions and shared mission that this team will bring to shaping the future of organ procurement and transplantation.

Those elected to the Board will begin their terms on July 1, 2025, and serve staggered terms of two to four years, depending on their role on the Board.

To learn more about the new Board of Directors and Associate Regional Councillors, please visit the OPTN Special Election Web Page.