William J. Perry, Hoover Institution senior fellow, is the Michael and Barbara
Berberian Professor at Stanford University, with a joint appointment in the School of
Engineering and the Institute for International Studies.
Mr. Perry was the nineteenth United States Secretary of Defense. His previous
government experience includes Deputy Secretary of Defense and Undersecretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering. He has been instrumental in forming relations
at the international level amongst many countries. His business experience spans
companies such as GT&E, Hambrecht and Quist, and Technology Strategies and
Alliances.
Mr. Perry received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Stanford
University and his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State, all in mathematics.