AO Foundation Board
The AO's governing body
The AO Foundation Board (AOFB), the AO's governing body, is responsible for strategy, target setting, fund allocation to AO units, financial and risk management, compliance and legal structure, and supervision of all the AO's executing bodies.
Mark D Markel
President
Jeffrey Wang
President-Elect
Tim Pohlemann
Immediate Past-President
Claas Albers
CEO and Vice-Chairperson
Takeshi Sawaguchi
Trauma expertise
Asdrubal Falavigna
Spine expertise
Gregorio Sánchez Aniceto
CMF expertise
Michael Kowaleski
VET expertise
Joost de Bruin
R&D expertise
Alois Zwinggi
Finance expertise
Christina Busmalis
Industry expertise
Read more about AO governance
AO Presidents
See who has served as AO Foundation president from its establishment in 1984 to the present.
AO Executive Committee
The AO Executive Committee reports directly to the AO Foundation Board, and includes the CEO, CFO/COO and executive directors representing key areas of AO activity.