Board of Directors
Our Team
Kate Fry, MBA, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Kate was named chief executive officer of America's Blood Centers (ABC) in April 2018 after joining ABC in 2016 as Chief Administrative Officer. A recognized leader in healthcare association management and advocacy, Kate leads ABC's strategy development and advocacy work before federal legislators, regulators, and strategic partners. In previous positions at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Kate directed multi-faceted national advocacy campaigns to achieve significant legislative and regulatory victories and managed nationwide grassroots programs to execute on targeted advocacy goals to key members of Congress and regulatory agencies. Kate brings significant expertise in representing the views of associations before members of Congress and congressional staff.
Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA, is chief medical officer of America’s Blood Centers and is the Vice President of Medical and Quality Affairs for New York Blood Center Enterprises, serving the NYBCe divisions of Memorial Blood Center, Nebraska Community Blood Bank and Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City. He is currently the co-director of Transfusion Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center, a level one trauma hospital in Minneapolis, and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. In addition, he is the medical director of the New York Blood Center Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program.