Richard Hasz is Vice President of Clinical Services for the Gift of Life Donor Program, where he oversees the day-to-day clinical operations of the program, including Transplant Coordination, Hospital Development, Organ Preservation, Quality Assurance, Data Management, Call Center, and Tissue Recovery. Mr. Hasz has over 30 years of experience in organ and tissue donation and has served on numerous national leadership committees for the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), the Organ Donation & Transplantation Alliance, and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations. Most recently, he served on the UNOS Data Advisory Committee and previously was Chair of the Operations and Safety Committee. Mr. Hasz also recently served as a Technical Expert Panel member for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Kidney Transplant Initiative & Quality Conference. He has provided expert testimony for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood & Tissue Safety & Availability and the National Academy of Sciences on Donor Intervention Research, DCD Donation, and the recent public workshop (A Fairer and More Equitable, Cost-Effective, and Transparent System of Donor Organ Procurement, Allocation, and Distribution).

Mr. Hasz holds membership in the North American Transplant Coordinator’s Organization, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and the American Association of Tissue Banks. He is a past President of the American Board of Transplant Certification and is a Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator and a Certified Transplant Preservationist. He has delivered lectures and educational sessions for over 70 organizations and professional societies in the U.S. and internationally. He has also contributed to over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals to improve the science of donation and transplantation. Mr. Hasz obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Forensic Science degree from George Washington University.