
GO Executive Committee

Mitchell V. Brinks, MD
2024 GOS Program Lead
Oregon Health & Science University,
Casey Eye Institute

Brent Finklea, MD
2026 GOS Program Lead
Thomas Jefferson University, Wills Eye Hospital

Peter W. MacIntosh, MD
2025 GOS Program Lead
University of Illinois Chicago, ​Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

Jeff Pettey
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and CEO, John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Utah

R. V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS
2025 GOS Program Lead
University of Illinois Chicago,
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

Tamara R. Fountain, MD
2026 GOS Program Lead
American Academy of Ophthalmology

Jacquelyn A. O’Banion, MD
2026 GOS Program Lead
American Academy of Ophthalmology

Gail Schmidt
Vice President, Society and Global Relations
American Academy of Ophthalmology
