R. Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin serves as executive vice president and chief executive officer for the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP is the medical specialty organization representing 127,600 family physicians and medical students nationwide.

Martin works with the AAFP Board of Directors on the mission, strategy, and vision for the AAFP and provides representation to other organizations, including medical, public, and private sectors.

Prior to joining the AAFP senior management team, Martin served as director of government relations and health policy and director of socioeconomic affairs at the American Osteopathic Association. He began his career at AOA as the assistant director of congressional affairs from 1999 to 2000 when he was promoted to deputy director of government relations and director of congressional affairs. In 2006, he was named director of government relations and health policy, and, in 2011, he also became director of socioeconomic affairs at the AOA.