Robert Andrew Petzel

Background

Petzel, Robert Andrew was born in 1943 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States.

Education

Graduate, St. Olaf College, 1965. Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1969.

Career

Chief of staff Minnesota Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, 1980—1995. Network director Upper Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 13) United States Department Veterans Affairs, 1995—2002, network director Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23), 2002—2009, co-chair National Strategic Planning Council and Systems Redesign Steering Committee, acting principal deputy under secretary for health Veterans Heath Administration, 2009—2010, under secretary for heath, since 2010. Faculty member University Minnesota Medical School.

Achievements

• Robert Andrew Petzel has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married; 3 children.