Abigail Markward

Abigail Markward, MBA, currently serves as the Executive Director of the ASCRS Foundation, leveraging over 20 years of expertise in strategic communications, marketing, and nonprofit leadership. Markward's career includes significant roles such as Executive Director at BroadcastMed and Vice President & Associate Publisher at PentaVision LLC, where contributions to ophthalmic publishing and medical communication were notable. Previous positions include Director of Marketing Communications at Bausch + Lomb and Senior Marketing Manager at Advanced Medical Optics. Markward holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rhodes College and an MBA in Marketing from The University of Memphis.