LifeShare Network President/CEO to Serve on Global Board of Directors
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Jeffrey Orlowski, the President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeShare Network, was recently appointed to serve on the MTF Biologics Board of Directors.
LifeShare Network is the parent company for LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, the only federally authorized Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) for the state of Oklahoma, LifeShare Tissue Services and LifeShare Innovations. The LifeShare Network and its subsidiaries exist with community support from the LifeShare Foundation. MTF Biologics is a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts, serving patients, and advancing the science of transplantation. |
Orlowski has 35 years of experience in organ and tissue donation. He has led LifeShare of Oklahoma for more than 11 years, and currently serves as president and CEO of LifeShare Network and its subsidiary organizations and as president of the LifeShare Foundation. In addition to his roles at LifeShare, Orlowski serves as United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 4 Councilor, as a Councilor for the International Society of Donation and Procurement, and as a member of the UNOS Board, the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) Board, the OPTN Executive Committee, the UNOS Corporate Affairs Committee, the UNOS and OPTN Finance Committees, the Donation Board of Trustees for MTF Biologics, and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) Leadership Development Committee. He also is Chair of the Oklahoma Governor’s Advancement of Wellness Advisory Council.
A Past President of AOPO and Donate Life America, Orlowski has served on numerous other Boards and been honored with awards including 55over55 Inspiring Oklahomans, AATB Jeanne C. Mowe Distinguished Service Award, AOPO/Sallop “Excellence in Leadership” Award, AOPO President’s Award, and the 2020 Top Midsize Business Leader by The Daily Oklahoman Best Places to Work. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented more than 100 scientific abstracts and invited lectures around the world.
“I am honored to join the MTF Biologics Board and to represent the nation’s recovery programs in this capacity,” said Orlowski. “I have had the honor of working with MTF Biologics as a recovery partner since 1995 and am excited to bring that perspective to the organization’s Board. As the world’s leader in its field, MTF Biologics has a well-deserved reputation for excellence, and I look forward to contributing to that legacy.”
A Past President of AOPO and Donate Life America, Orlowski has served on numerous other Boards and been honored with awards including 55over55 Inspiring Oklahomans, AATB Jeanne C. Mowe Distinguished Service Award, AOPO/Sallop “Excellence in Leadership” Award, AOPO President’s Award, and the 2020 Top Midsize Business Leader by The Daily Oklahoman Best Places to Work. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented more than 100 scientific abstracts and invited lectures around the world.
“I am honored to join the MTF Biologics Board and to represent the nation’s recovery programs in this capacity,” said Orlowski. “I have had the honor of working with MTF Biologics as a recovery partner since 1995 and am excited to bring that perspective to the organization’s Board. As the world’s leader in its field, MTF Biologics has a well-deserved reputation for excellence, and I look forward to contributing to that legacy.”
