Antonia Namnath is the founder and CEO of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America (WLSFA), and a personal recipient of weight loss surgery. The WLSFA mission statement is “Ending obesity by empowering people to move from surviving to thriving through weight loss surgery, education and support. Performing charitable services and supporting research to find solutions to enhance the quality of life in the morbidly obese community. Helping to raise awareness and funds for surgery.”