Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Lee Tom Perry, Dean of BYU's Marriott School to Speak at BYU Management Society Luncheon


St. George, UT – The St. George Chapter of the BYU Management Society is excited to welcome Lee Tom Perry, Dean of BYU's Marriott School as their speaker on March 27, 2014 at noon at Courtyard by Marriott located at 185 South 1470 East, St George, UT. This luncheon is sponsored by Soltis Investment Advisors. Cost of the luncheon is $15.00 payable at the door. RSVPs must be made by March 21, 2014 to drewgubler@gmail.com or by calling (435) 669-4519.

The BYU Management Society is a worldwide network of business professionals with a shared vision of moral and ethical leadership and a common code of business conduct and integrity. Chapters worldwide focus on Developing careers – updating and enhancing skills, Networking – making connections between professionals, Serving the community – strengthening those around us and providing graduating High School Seniors college scholarships, and Supporting BYU's  Marriott School.

Lee Tom Perry, Dean of BYU's Marriott School
About Lee Perry

Lee Tom Perry is the Dean of BYU’s Marriott School. He previously served as an associate dean twice, between 1998-2005 and 2012-2013. Between June 2005 and July 2008, Lee was on leave from BYU serving as the President of the California Roseville Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Lee has written extensively about innovation and technology, corporate restructuring, and competitive business strategies.  He is the author of Offensive Strategy (HarperBusiness), Righteous Influence (Deseret Book), and L. Tom Perry, An Uncommon Life: Years of Preparation (Deseret Book), and co-author of Real-Time Strategy (John Wiley & Sons).  He is also the author or co-author of over forty articles appearing in various management journals and edited books.

Lee holds a Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences from Yale University and has been a member of the faculty of the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University and the Smeal School of Business Administration, the Pennsylvania State University.  He is the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for 2005 from the Marriott School.  In 2002 he co-authored the paper that received the McKinsey Best Conference Paper Prize at the 22nd Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society in Paris, France.  In 1991 he was honored with the Exxon Outstanding Teaching Award.  He received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Smeal School of Business Administration, the Pennsylvania State University for 1984-85.

Lee has also served on several boards of directors of both privately- and publicly-held companies.  Between March 1996 and July 1997, he worked for Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, helping develop the strategy and organizational design for the company’s thirteen affiliates in Central and Eastern Europe.  In addition to Merck, he has consulted with several major corporations, including American Express, Taco Bell, and Exxon USA.

Lee and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of six children. 

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