Peter D. Banko

Peter D. Banko is leading Centura Health toward an exciting new era of healthy growth: in business, in community, and in spirit. He brings faith and business together, uprooting traditional ways of thinking and working to cultivate real passion into purpose, and innovative ideas into practical solutions. He’s committed to teaching, supporting, and lifting those around him to help them fully live their missions and change the world. Day in and day out, Banko continues to inspire the organization’s connected ecosystem of 21,000 caregivers across Colorado and western Kansas, who together are on missions to redefine health, one life, one neighborhood, and one community at a time.

Banko joined Centura Health as President and Chief Operating Officer in May 2016 following nine years in national and market leadership roles with one of Centura Health’s sponsors, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI). At CHI, Banko played a pivotal role in integrating new partners into the ministry and served as market Chief Executive Officer for CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has also served in a chief operating officer role at CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Texas as well as operations and strategy roles at PhyAmerica Physician Group in North Carolina and Saint Clare’s Health Services in New Jersey.

Banko is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Cornell University. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and the AHA/Health Forum Creating Healthier Communities Program.