Executive Director Cohort
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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- Early bird pricing available!
- Member - $999
- Regular Price after 08/01/2026 12:00 AM
- Member - $1,199
Executive Director Cohort
Shared obstacles. Shared strategies. A facilitated space to work through eye banking's toughest challenges with the peers who understand them best.
Eye banking's hardest challenges rarely come with clear answers. Tissue supply, regulation, reimbursement, workforce, and a fast-changing field are pressures that Executive Directors carry every day, often without a peer who truly understands the role.
The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) Executive Director Cohort is a facilitated discussion group built exclusively for eye bank Executive Directors and CEOs. Across six monthly sessions, you'll work through the profession's biggest challenges alongside leaders facing the same pressures, sharing what's working, comparing approaches, and brainstorming ways forward together.
This isn't a lecture series, and it won't hand you tidy fixes to problems the whole field is still working through. What it gives you is a trusted network of peers, honest conversation you can find nowhere else, and practical ideas you can take back to run your eye bank more effectively. Each session opens with a Topic Leader who frames the discussion, and an experienced facilitator then guides a peer-driven conversation that keeps every voice involved.
Who It's For
This cohort is built exclusively for eye bank Executive Directors and CEOs. Limiting the room to top leaders keeps the conversation candid and confidential, and keeps every discussion focused on the decisions only you have to make. It is a dedicated space to support you as you lead through a demanding and evolving profession.
Learning Objectives
- Examine the strategic and operational challenges facing eye bank leadership today through structured discussion with peers.
- Exchange practical approaches and lessons learned with fellow EDs and CEOs facing similar pressures.
- Reflect on your organization's position and identify ideas to bring back to your board and team.
What We'll Cover
- Month 1 — Operations and Governance: the board-staff relationship, executive accountability, translating financial health for board audiences, and governance frameworks for eye bank leadership.
- Month 2 — Tissue Supply: Donor Volume, Surgeon Selectivity & Stewardship: balancing stewardship of the gift with varied surgeon standards, managing cancellations and discard rates, setting realistic expectations with surgical partners, and building logistics resilience.
- Month 3 — Regulatory Reality and Reimbursement: leading through regulatory ambiguity, communicating change without creating burnout, understanding the reimbursement landscape, and advocating within external policy frameworks.
- Month 4 — Workforce: Staffing, Retention, and Culture: retention within nonprofit constraints, staff wellbeing in a 24/7 recovery environment, cross-training versus burnout, and preserving institutional knowledge.
- Month 5 — Industry Disruption: competing on value in a consolidating market, navigating emerging therapies, adopting new technology without disruption, and positioning for a future with fewer traditional transplants.
- Month 6 — Hot Topics and Wrap-Up: topics shaped by the cohort — the questions and themes members most want to revisit before we close.
Format & Dates
Six 90-minute virtual sessions, one per month on the third Wednesday, 2:00–3:30 PM ET. Each session opens with a short (about 20-minute) framing from a Topic Leader, followed by facilitated peer discussion.
| Session | Date |
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| Month 1 | October 21, 2026 |
| Month 2 | November 18, 2026 |
| Month 3 | January 20, 2027 |
| Month 4 | February 17, 2027 |
| Month 5 | March 17, 2027 |
| Month 6 | April 21, 2027 |
What's Included
- EyeConnect (formerly The Lens) group for sharing resources and discussion between sessions
- Supplemental reading recommendations — curated articles, book suggestions, and more
- An online recording package with a relevant catalog of leadership content
- Templates and examples shared whenever possible
- A high-level summary and takeaway list after each session
A note on attendance: To protect the candor of the group, session recordings are not shared. Members attend live for the full discussion.
Pricing
| Deadline | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | July 31, 2026 | $999 |
| Standard | September 25, 2026 | $1,199 |
Help Shape a Session — Become a Topic Leader
Each session opens with a short framing from a Topic Leader who sets the scene for the discussion. It's a chance to lend your expertise to the field and connect with peers around a topic you know well. Topic Leaders receive a 30% discount on registration. Interested in leading a month? Contact Lindsey Sullivan, EBAA Director of Education.
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