Connell to succeed Blake at ASGE Blake In 2002, Patricia Blake became the chief executive and first employee at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Today, the organization based near Chicago has a staff of 50, about 15,000 members and annual revenue of $17 million. Now Blake is taking an opportunity to help another organization expand, the Washington, D.C.-based Heart Rhythm Society. "I'm someone who really likes change, so the fact that I was at ASGE for 17 years kind of surprised me," Blake told CEO Update. "I'm at the point in my career where I'm ready to do something new. What I love to do is grow things." HRS informed members about the decision to… Read More