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.

Florian Gebhard
President

Tim Pohlemann
President-Elect

Robert McGuire
Past-President

Christoph Lindenmeyer
CEO and Vice-Chairman

John Wilber
Trauma expertise

Jeffrey Wang
Spine expertise

Marcelo Figari
CMF expertise

Mark Markel
VET expertise

Anita Ignatius
R&D expertise

Ernst Mäder
Finance expertise

Christina Busmalis
Industry expertise
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