Eric Makowski

Eric Makowski, Co-Owner and CEO of CORE Health Care, has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and residential care industries. In recent years, he has translated his extensive knowledge and experience into significant advocacy efforts for those with brain injuries.

In 2005, Makowski was the driving force behind the successful legislation created to protect and increase the funding for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services, a state fund that helps Texans with traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries receive rehabilitative therapy.

A certified brain injury specialist, he is active in the healthcare industry and surrounding Greater Austin community through his roles with regional and statewide groups to support the rights of Texans with brain injuries. Makowski served on the Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities and is the past president of the Brain Injury Association of Texas, where he focused on prevention of and education about brain injury, as well as communicating with statewide legislators to further shape public policy.

He also has served on the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services Advisory Committee for the Texas Rehabilitation Commission (now the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services), and on the Financial Advisory Committee for Hill Country Care, a non-profit nursing home in Dripping Springs.

Makowski received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Michigan State University. He lives in Austin with his family and was a winner of the Austin Business Journal's "Healthcare Hero Awards" in 2007.