As senior procurement executive at the Department of Education, Perry brought together the CIO Council and Chief Acquisition Officers Council by helping the two agencies understands each other’s expertise. Also co-chairman of the CAO Council’s Acquisition Committee for E-Government, Perry provided the acquisition community with technology and writing guidance to help agencies transition to more transparent electronic processes.
In his current roles, Perry’s focus includes increased use of strategic enterprise-wide acquisition capabilities; improved performance-based contract requirements in support of and linked to program-strategic results; additional emphasis on contractor performance; and continued enhancement of competitive sourcing as means of boosting agency performance.
Perry holds degrees from Brown University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in political science and business administration.