Eric N. Marton, the foundation's President and CEO, is responsible for strategic planning, development and oversight of all operations. Mr. Marton also serves as Executive Director of University Cardiovascular Medical Group Inc. (UCMG) at the University of California Los Angeles. UCMG is an active partner of the Foundation providing physician leadership and participating directly in clinical trials. Since 1984, UCMG has been responsible for the direction of what has become the largest heart transplant and heart failure program in the world. Among his other responsibilities, Mr. Marton regularly consults for health care and venture capital organizations and serves as a member of the Board of Directors for several companies. Mr. Marton is also a frequent guest speaker at institutions such as the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, the Marshall School of Business at USC and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In 2007, Mr. Marton became a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).
