Andi Lipstein Fristedt

Andi Lipstein Fristedt serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Policy Officer at the Parkinson's Foundation, providing strategic leadership for the Foundation, ensuring mission programs are addressing the needs of the community, and guiding the Foundation's policy direction to advance impactful federal and state health policies.

Andi has been at the forefront of public health efforts in Congress and federal agencies for nearly 20 years. She previously served as Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this role, she provided strategic policy direction and oversaw the agency’s global health efforts, communications activities, budget strategy, and overall engagement with Congress and external partners. Prior to her time at CDC, Fristedt was the Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Under her leadership, the FDA advanced key policies to address tobacco use, strengthen nutrition and food safety, and bolster medical product regulation and health equity. At FDA, she also focused on strengthening engagement with state and Tribal partners and advancing and expanding global activities.

Fristedt worked for nearly a decade on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), including as Deputy Health Policy Director. During her time in the Senate, she led the drafting or negotiation of a wide range of health laws, including two reauthorizations of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, legislation increasing the legal age of tobacco sale to 21, and key provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act (including the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act), the Lower Health Care Costs Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients Act.

Fristedt began her federal service at the CDC’s Washington office where she led the agency’s engagement with Congress on HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis. She first joined the CDC as a Presidential Management Fellow. Earlier in her career, she served as Campaign Manager and Chief of Staff to an Oregon state legislator and completed a fellowship at the World Health Organization. She holds a B.A. from University of Oregon and a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University, where she studied health and health policy.