Ms. Perry leads Banner Health, guiding transformation through health plan expansion, physician alignment, technology investments, groundbreaking research and digital innovation. Under her leadership, Banner Health has expanded graduate medical education and deepened partnerships with University of Arizona and other institutions to grow the next generation of clinicians. 231 graduating medical students will join the system’s residency programs in the summer of 2026. The system has also performed the most artificial heart implants in the world and the most heart transplants in Arizona, earned National Cancer Institute university designation, and entered into a partnership with Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer. The system is among the most advanced for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research, and also offers Banner Academy for children with autism spectrum and emotional disabilities. Banner has one of the nation’s lowest physician burnout rates, a low employee voluntary turnover of 7% and high engagement scores. The system achieved over $300 million in efficiency gains in 2025, with annual revenues over $15 billion, as compared to $12.7 billion in 2022. A $1 billion technology, data and digital platform investment is now resulting in clinical, efficiency and productivity gains. Ms. Perry drives premium reimbursement strategies to support the 10-year vision of Banner being the most trusted health partner. Prior to joining Banner in 2021, she was hospital division president and executive vice president at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, with record-setting quality and financial performance.
