Executive Leadership

David Green, Chief Executive Officer

David R. Green, a native of Galesburg, Illinois, became MVRBC’s Chief Executive Officer in 1999. After completing his undergraduate education at Knox College in Galesburg, Green served for nine years as an active duty Army officer in command and staff assignments. During his tenure with the Army, Green earned a masters degree in administration from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Prior to joining MVRBC, Green served for nine years in various executive positions within the American Red Cross Biomedical Program including one year as CEO of the American Red Cross Southeastern Region from 1997-1998.

Green provides leadership to committees and boards on a local level and to professional organizations within the industry. He has served as a Director for America’s Blood Centers and as a Director and Chair for BCA/hemerica – both national industry organizations. He also serves as a founding board member for IT Synergistics, a Limited Liability Corporation dedicated to developing blood centers software systems for community blood centers.

He is also active within in the Quad Cities community, serving on the Board of Directors for United Way of the Quad Cities, Friendly House and the Friendly House Foundation as well as the DavenportOne and Quad Cities First economic development organizations.

Dr. Louis Katz, Executive Vice-President, Medical Affairs

Dr. Louis M. Katz has served as the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center’s Medical Director since 1986. Upon graduation from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1976, Dr. Katz completed his internship, residency and fellowship at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has specialized in infectious diseases throughout his career, which has included a clinical practice in Davenport, Iowa as well as the position of Medical Director for the Scott County (Iowa) Health Department. Dr. Katz received board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in infectious diseases in 1982.

A prominent figure in national blood banking organizations, Dr. Katz has served as President of the Board of Directors of America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national organization of independent, community-based blood centers that supply half of the blood and components transfused in the United States. Additional appointments at the national level include service as Chair of ABC’s Scientific, Medical and Technical Committee, Chair of the AABB Transfusion Transmitted Disease Committee, Chair of the AABB Bacterial Contamination Task Force and participation on the AABB Interagency Task Force on Pandemic Flu and the Blood Supply. He has also served as a member and Chair of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Blood Products Advisory Committee.