Kevin J. O’Connor is the President and CEO of LifeCenter Northwest, the Organ Procurement Organization serving Washington, Montana, Northern Idaho, and Alaska. Prior to this, he was the Senior Vice President overseeing clinical operations at the New England Organ Bank in Boston. He served as the Co-Director of the HRSA Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative from 2004 -2006. He served on the UNOS Kidney Allocation Review Subcommittee from 2004 -2008, and has served on numerous other UNOS Committees. He was a member of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Executive Committee from 2007-2009. He currently serves on the board of Donate Life America. He has authored or co-authored four book chapters and several articles on organ donation, organ donor management, organ allocation and utilization, and related topics. He has a M.S. in Administration from Boston College.