Thelma King Thiel, BA, RN

Thelma King Thiel, BA, RN, has dedicated her life to promoting liver health for the past 47 years since the loss of her infant son, Dean, to biliary atresia. Ms. Thiel has served as the CEO of both the American Liver Foundation and the Hepatitis Foundation International for a total of 35 years. She has trained thousands of health care providers about liver health. Ms. Thiel recently came out of retirement to organize the Liver Health Initiative to fill the enormous liver health knowledge gap and empower individuals to understand why and how to protect their miraculous, life-sustaining liver. Promoting primary prevention through liver health education is Ms. Thiel's goal.