Liz Robbins Callahan, Esq.

Special Counsel

As Special Counsel, Liz Robbins Callahan serves as Project Director for the contract UNOS holds with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to serve as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). She is responsible for overall contract management, including oversight of all projects and deliverables related to the OPTN Contract.

Robbins Callahan joined UNOS in 2012 as a policy analyst, and held primary responsibility for the former OPTN Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee. She then served as a policy manager from 2012 to 2015, leading and mentoring UNOS Policy and Community Relations staff through the policy development cycle, which involves managing projects in collaboration with the donation and transplant community members who volunteer to serve on committees. In 2018, Robbins Callahan moved into the role of Corporate Counsel, and subsequently Associate General Counsel, assisting in a wide array of legal matters, including litigation, contracts, government affairs and compliance.

Robbins Callahan earned a bachelor’s in history from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.