Wayne M. Perry
| Wayne M. Perry | |
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| 34th President of the Boy Scouts of America | |
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In office May 1, 2012 – May 22, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Rex Tillerson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gates |
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| Born |
December 12, 1950 New York, NY, USA |
Wayne M. Perry is a retired American businessman and former national president of the Boy Scouts of America (2012-2014).
After graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree (cum laude), Perry earned his law degree (J.D.) from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (cum laude) and earned an L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.
Perry started at McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. in 1976. He served as legal officer, General Counsel, and Executive Vice President before becoming President in 1985. After McCaw's merger with AT&T Wireless Services in September 1994, Perry served as Vice-Chairman of AT&T Wireless Services. Perry joined NEXTLINK Communications as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman before co-founding Edge Wireless in 1999. Already partly owned by AT&T Wireless, Edge Wireless was acquired in its entirety by AT&T Wireless in 2008.
He also maintains close ties with his L.L.M. alma mater, New York University Law School, where he serves on the board of trustees and on the finance committee. He is also a minority owner of the Seattle Mariners
Perry has taught at the University of Washington Business School as a visiting professor for classes on mergers and acquisitions.
Perry joined the Boy Scouts of America as a Cub Scout. He has served as Scoutmaster, district chairman, Explorer advisor, Cubmaster, and president of the Chief Seattle Council as well as of the Western Region.
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