Ross Perot Jr.

Executive Committee

Ross Perot, Jr. is Chairman of the Board of Perot Systems Corporation, a multi-billion dollar global technology company that provides business consulting, business process outsourcing, application solutions and IT infrastructure services to companies in a wide variety of industries including healthcare, government services, insurance and manufacturing.

Headquartered in Plano, TX, a suburb of Dallas, Perot Systems has more than 24,000 associates in North America, Europe and Asia.  Named chairman in September 2004, Perot spent the previous four years as the company’s president and CEO and has served on the Perot Systems Board of Directors since its founding in 1988. 

Perot is also Chairman of Hillwood Development Corporation, which he founded in 1988.

Hillwood is ranked among the top ten developers in the United States and is recognized for its high-profile projects and public-private ventures that bring tremendous value to its customers and partners.

Two of Hillwood’s largest projects have been the development of AllianceTexas, a 17,000-acre development northwest of DFW International Airport, and Victory, a 72-acre development in downtown Dallas that includes the American Airlines Center, home of the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars.

A native of Dallas, Perot graduated from St. Mark’s School in 1977 and then earned his bachelors degree in business administration from Vanderbilt University in 1981.  

In addition to technology and real estate, Perot also has a third interest —aviation.  In 1982, after graduating from Vanderbilt University, he completed the first helicopter flight around the world.  The 26,000 mile trip was completed in less than 30 days, crossing 26 countries, and 17 seas and oceans.  His helicopter, The Spirit of Texas, is on permanent display at the Smithsonian Institution’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. 

After joining the United States Air Force in 1983, Perot earned certification as an F-4 pilot and served for 8 ½ years.  Perot then served as chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation  where he led a 14-year effort to build the United States Air Force Memorial in Washington, DC, honoring the men and women of the United States Air Force.   The Memorial was dedicated to the Nation in October, 2006.

From 2002-03, Perot served as Chairman of the Governor’s Task Force for Economic Growth, which was charged with advising Texas Governor Rick Perry on ways to ensure long-term economic growth in Texas.

Perot currently serves on the Board of the East-West Institute and the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations.