Lee H Perlman

Lee H. Perlman is a lifelong New Yorker who has dedicated his career to serving others. From 1983 to 2020, Mr. Perlman was the driving force behind and longtime President of GNYHA Ventures, Inc., the for-profit business arm of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA). As GNYHA Ventures President, Mr. Perlman oversaw a portfolio that included subsidiaries engaging in nearly $10 billion in commerce annually through group purchasing, management outsourcing, and health care consulting. GNYHA Ventures effectively ended in March 2020 when Mr. Perlman concluded the sale of its last two companies to the national health care improvement company Premier, Inc. In total, Mr. Perlman developed and sold four GNYHA Ventures companies to Premier. Those transactions, combined with GNYHA’s sale of stock it acquired from Premier’s initial public offering when it became a publicly traded company, have earned GNYHA more than $1 billion. Mr. Perlman continues to serve in his longtime roles as GNYHA’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer. One of the industry’s most passionate leaders about the marriage of business and science in health care management and procurement, Mr. Perlman remains Chairman of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association Board. He is also the former Chair and now Board member of the Steering Committee of the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative. Mr. Perlman founded the GNYHA Summer Enrichment Program, which has placed more than 300 diverse students in summer internships. In his targeted efforts to promote educational equity, leadership, and economic empowerment for low-income girls attending under-resourced public high schools, Mr. Perlman also founded The College Access and Leadership Program in partnership with the YWCA. Mr. Perlman devotes significant energy to non-profits related to health care, education, and the arts. He is Chairman of LiveOnNY, New York’s organ procurement organization, and serves on the Board of the Ronald McDonald House of New York. Mr. Perlman also serves on the Boards of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation and the Convention Center Development Corporation (Javits Center). Mr. Perlman is Co-Chair of the Berkshire Theatre Group in Pittsfield (Massachusetts), Treasurer of The Actor’s Fund, and Vice Chair and Compliance Officer of the American Theatre Wing. Mr. Perlman also sits on the Board of the UJA Federation of New York and serves as Treasurer for Common Point Queens. Mr. Perlman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Binghamton University and his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Sloan Program at Cornell University.