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Bruce Spivey

Immediate Past President, ICO and Chairman of Pacific Vision Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA

Recipient of the AAO 2015 Laureate Recognition Award, Bruce’s contributions span from educator and clinician to hospital and medical society CEO – he was the founding CEO of the AAO. Bruce now devotes much of his time to the Pacific Vision Foundation, an organization he founded in 1977. He says his future goals are to complete and ensure sustainability of the foundation.

Top tips for those following in footsteps?

“Work hard, hire people smarter and better than you, and give them full authority and responsibility.”

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Part of the Power List 2018

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