Executive Director
Society for Vascular Surgery
Rosemont, Illinois
Dr. Slaw received his masters and doctoral degrees in educational psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Ken has over 28 years of executive leadership experience in the medical society arena. He currently serves as the Executive Director, of the Society for Vascular Surgery, an organization of 6,000 members dedicated to the prevention and treatment of vascular disease. Prior to this he served on the Executive Staff of the American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization of 64,000 members dedicated to optimizing the health and well-being of children.
In his various roles Ken has led implementation of 200+ organizational visioning and strategic plans, including the widely published Vision of Pediatrics 2020 project.
He also has a strong passion for leadership development. Ken served on the Steering Committee of the AAP Pediatric Leadership Alliance from its inception 15 years ago, and has been a principal curriculum architect, and lead faculty for Leadership programs reaching over 3,000 thousand physicians and allied health professionals with the message and skills to lead.
Ken has an impressive history of volunteer service and leadership in his profession as well as his community.
• He served as 2009 President of the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE)
• Founder of the AAMSE Leadership Academy
• Past Chairman of the Board of the Make a Wish Foundation of Illinois
• Dr. Slaw is the recipient of 2013 University of Illinois Humanitarian Award
Dr. Slaw is the recipient of the 2015 University of Illinois-College of Education Distinguished Educator Award.
What is Leadership and Why is it Important for Vascular Surgeons? (The Big Picture)
Friday, June 21, 2024
1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CT