Suzanne Pfister is the President and CEO of Vitalyst Health Foundation.

It is a $134 million public foundation focused on Arizona health policy, technical assistance for nonprofits and strength-based community engagement and systems change. She and her colleagues are working on a variety of projects, including support for the Cover AZ Coalition, which is focused on helping people obtain affordable health insurance, assistance to communities in Arizona to integrate health into public policies, and promoting healthy community innovations and collaborations.

Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Public and Environmental Affairs from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Urban Studies from Occidental College.

She currently serves on the board of directors for Greater Phoenix Leadership, Arizona Town Hall, as well as the Maasai Education, Research and Conservation Institute. She also serves on the ULI Advisory Council, the ASU Edson School of Nursing Advisory Group and co-chairs the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Health Improvement Plan. She is a member of Charter 100 and too many other committees to count.

 Her hobbies are travel and landscape photography.