Jeffrey Orlowski

About Jeffrey Orlowski

Jeff is President and CEO of the LifeShare Network and its subsidiary organizations, and is President of the LifeShare Foundation. Jeff has 38 years of experience in organ and tissue donation. He is currently President of the International Society for Donation Professionals (ISODP), and also serves on the MTF Biologics Board of Directors, and is Chair of the Donation Board of Trustees (DBOT) for MTF. Jeff is a Past President of both the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) and Donate Life America, and has served on numerous Boards. He has co-authored 40-plus peer-reviewed articles and has given lectures throughout North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Jeff holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Kansas and an M.S. in Management from Regis University in Denver. He has been honored with numerous awards, including 50 Over 50 Inspiring Oklahomans, the AOPO/Sallop “Excellence in Leadership” Award and the AOPO President’s Award. In 2020, he was recognized by the Daily Oklahoman as the top Midsize Business Leader in their Top Workplace program. In 2024, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation. Specialties: Administration; research and publication; mentoring young leaders; strategic thinking; consulting domestically and internationally.

Experience

1. President and Chief Executive Officer

   LifeShare Network, Inc.

   Feb 2012 — Present

   LifeShare is the non-profit, Medicare designated organ procurement organization serving the state of Oklahoma and the four transplant centers within the state. As the President and CEO I am responsible for all aspects of the organization\'s operation, strategic development, financial growth, and regulatory compliance. Reporting to a Board of 15 community members and leaders, I have led the complete restructuring and turnaround of the organization to our current status as one of the nation\'s leaders in providing organs for life-saving transplants and tissues for life-enhancing transplants.

Education

• Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences

  High School

  1978 — 1982

• Regis University

  MS, Management

  1990 — 1992

• The University of Kansas

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Organismal Biology

Skills

• Non-Profits
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare
• Transplant
• Process Improvement
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Customer Service
• Clinical Research
• Hospitals
• Medical Devices
• Surgery
• Policy
• Team Building
• Fundraising
• Nonprofits
• Research
• Community Outreach
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Management
• Nursing
• Physician Relations
• Project Management
• Public Health
• Volunteer Management
• Healthcare Consulting
• Medical Education
• Patient Safety
• Medicine
• Quality Improvement
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Business Process Improvement