Special Election Update: Announcing nominees for 2025 OPTN Board of Directors election

Published on: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

The Transitional Nominating Committee (TNC) recommended a slate of candidates to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who approved the nominees for this national election. The ballot for the OPTN Board of Directors national election will be open from 11 a.m. ET on May 23, 2025, to 11:59 p.m. ET on June 2, 2025. To maximize participation and allow for an extended voting period, the beginning of the national election was moved up from May 27, 2025, to May 23, 2025. The national ballot will include candidates for the Board of Directors, as well as a regional section where voters can select Associate Regional Councillors. Those elected to the Board will begin their terms on July 1, 2025.

The full slate of nominees for the Board of Directors and Associate Regional Councillors, along with personal statements, are now available on the OPTN Special Election web page. Voting representatives for each member organization, as well as individual members with voting privileges, will be emailed instructions and their ballot on May 23, 2025.