President & CEO

Andy Petersen is the president and chief executive officer of the Banner Health Foundation and Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Prior to joining Banner, Petersen served as senior vice president of major gifts and planned giving for Valley of the Sun United Way. Petersen is a member of the Association of Healthcare Professionals, Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Health Management Academy. She has been recognized as a Community Service Nonprofit Leader by the YWCA and one of the “Women Who Move the Valley” by Arizona Foothills Magazine. Petersen’s volunteer service includes such organizations as Boy Scouts of America, Mothers’ Guild of Brophy College Preparatory and the University of Arizona Parents and Family Association.