Our Team

  • As Director of Project Donor, Josie leads the development and management of collaborations with transplant centers, hospitals, community organizations, and resource partners, ensuring every donor in the program has the support and resources needed to complete their donation journey successfully. Under her leadership, Project Donor has doubled its transplant center partnerships, expanding access to living donation nationwide.

  • As Staff Lead, Davis leads Project Donor’s internal operations and external communications, managing marketing, outreach, and cross-team coordination to ensure seamless execution of initiatives. He brings strategic and creative expertise to shaping the organization’s voice as it grows nationwide.

  • Dr. Steven Levitt, renowned economist and co-author of the Freakonomics series, became a leading advocate for kidney donation reform after losing his one-year-old son, whose organs helped save others. Drawn to the simplicity and humanity of Project Donor’s mission, he has been a key strategic partner since its inception and remains deeply involved today.

  • Eric launched the work that became Project Donor, taking the idea from zero to one with early team members and inspired by a conversation revealing how often willing donors were turned away for reversible health issues. He now writes the FreakTakes Substack on the history of great R&D organizations and works to build stronger R&D institutions for the 21st century.

  • As medical advisor, Ali helped shape the idea that became project donor and continues to provide a clinical perspective to maximize the impact of the program. He is currently finishing his surgical training at the University of California, San Francisco and is passionate about improving the care of living organ donors and the number of living donations.

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