Jill Rissi

Jill Rissi, Ph.D., R.N., is the Associate Director for Research and Policy at St. Luke's Health Initiatives. After starting her career as an Emergency Department staff nurse, Dr. Rissi spent eight years with Maricopa County, first as a Management Analyst in the Office of Management and Budget, and later as a Regional Clinic Administrator and Manager of Program Development and Grants Administration within Maricopa Integrated Health System. She joined SLHI in 1999 as the Associate Director for Finance and Administration, transitioning to a full-time focus on research and policy in 2002.

A third-generation Arizonan, Dr. Rissi is a graduate of Arizona State University where she received baccalaureate degrees in psychology and nursing, and a doctorate in Public Administration focusing on participatory democracy and health policy. She has been actively engaged in multiple local, state and national public services roles, serving on a diverse range of board and committees such as the State Medicaid Advisory Committee, Maricopa County Citizens’ Audit Advisory Committee, Valley Citizens’ League Board of Directors, Arizona and American Nurses’ Associations; and Ryan White CARE Act Planning Council.