Robert G. Perry
Director Emeritus

Robert Perry served as Chairman and CEO of BSI Americas and has senior executive experience in telecommunications, marketing, public affairs and manufacturing.  As Vice President of Public Affairs for AT&T in Washington, D.C., he oversaw many of the corporation’s sponsorship programs, including those at the National Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution. 

His public sector experience includes service at the White House as a member of the President’s Executive Exchange Program, on Capitol Hill, and with the U.S. Army.

Mr. Perry is a member of the Board of Trustees of the George Washington University, where he chairs the Medical and Hospital Committee. He serves on the board of Fork Union Military Academy, where he created the Alumni Association; he co-founded the Arts and Embassies Program at the Department of State. 

Mr. Perry holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the George Washington University.  He has completed graduate studies in marketing at New York University and the Wharton School of Business, followed by advanced management programs at Rutgers University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan.

Mr. Perry served as Chairman of the Trust from 2002 to 2019. He is now Director Emeritus.