Governance Committee

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The Governance Committee includes two components: a Governance Operating Committee and a Governance Nominating Committee.

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Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS (2026)

Chair / Governance Operating Committee Representative / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA USA

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH (2026)

President / Governance Operating Committee Representative / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA

Peter Hopkins, FRACP (2026)

President Elect / Governance Operating Committee Representative / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
The Prince Charles Hospital
Chermside, Australia

Marta Farrero Torres, MD, PhD (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Operating Committee / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Haifa Lyster, PhD, FRPharmS, FFRPS (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Operating Committee Representative / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Royal Brompton & Harefield Clinical Group, GSTT
Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Martin Schweiger, MBA, FABS, FEBS (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Operating Committee Representative / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Children's Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

Robin Vos, MD, PhD (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Operating Committee Representative / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH USA

Martin Goddard, FRCS, FRCPath (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tereza Martinu, MD, MHS (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Toronto General Hospital/UHN
Toronto, Canada

Miranda Paraskeva, MBBS, MPH (2026)

At Large Member / Governance Nominating Committee Representative
Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Australia

Greg Schultz,

ISHLT Chief Executive Officer
ISHLT

Juliet Osazemwinde,

ISHLT Staff Liaison
ISHLT

The Governance Committee includes two components: a Governance Operating Committee and a Governance Nominating Committee.

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Committee Composition—Operating Committee

Chaired by the Immediate Past President.
The President and President-Elect serve as ex officio members.
Four additional Board members who have a demonstrated understanding of volunteer organization governance issues, appointed by the Executive Committee for a 1-year renewable term.
Additional at-large members appointed by the Executive Committee as needed to provide specific expertise.

No member of the Governance Committee may simultaneously serve in a Board position for any other professional societies with overlapping membership and interest areas with ISHLT.

Committee Composition—Nominating Committee

Committee Responsibilities

Director and Officer Nominations
Leadership Orientation
Governance effectiveness oversight and assessment
Volunteer job descriptions and compensation policy
Identification of candidates possessing desired attributes (as defined by the BoD) to ensure Board access to important perspectives
Serve as an executive search firm for BoD directors

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