A crisis is a bad place to try to discover your mission, vision, values, and culture. No one knows that better or in a more nuanced way than Dr. Thom Mayer, whose leadership in times of crisis spans more than 20 years, both during the NFL and in national disasters. Others have authored books on dealing with crisis, but Dr. Mayer has lived a rich life of leadership in crisis, from the Pentagon on 9/11 through the concussion and COVID-19 crises in the NFL, and from serving in Ukraine. Passion, purpose, and an understanding of “your deep joy” are hallmarks of this inspiring yet highly pragmatic message.

Presenter - Thom Mayer, M.D.

Thom Mayer, M.D., FACEP, FAAP, FACHE, is Medical Director of the NFL Players Association and Executive Vice President of LogixHealth. He is a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University and a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University. In 2022, Dr. Mayer helped lead a mobile team to Ukraine. On September 11, 2001, he served as one of the command physicians at the Pentagon rescue operation. The best practices physicians at Inova Fairfax Hospital under his leadership were the first to successfully diagnose and treat inhalational anthrax victims during the fall 2001 anthrax crises. Dr. Mayer has served on the Department of Defense Science Board Task Forces on Bioterrorism, Homeland Security and Consequences of Weapons of Mass Destruction. He has written more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, over 200 book chapters, and 25 books, two of which have won the American College of Healthcare Executives’ James Hamilton Award for best leadership publication. He was recently nominated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and has been named one of the “100 Most Important People in the NFL” by USA Today.

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