Dr. William J. Perry

William J. Perry is the Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor at Stanford University, with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering, the Institute for International Studies and the Hoover Institution.  Dr. Perry was the nineteenth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from February 1994 to January 1997.

His previous government experience was as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1993–94) and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (1977–81). Dr. Perry’s business experience includes serving as a laboratory director for General Telephone and Electronics (1954–64); founding and serving as the President of ESL (1964–77); Executive Vice-President of Hambrecht & Quist (1981–85); and founding and serving as the Chairman of Technology Strategies and Alliances (1985–93). He serves on the Board of Directors of Anteon International Corporation and several emerging high-tech companies.

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