Lee H. Perlman

President GNYHA Management Corporation & GNYH Foundation

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Greater New York Hospital Association

Lifelong New Yorker Lee H. Perlman has dedicated his career to serving others. From 1983 to 2020, he 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 engaged in group purchasing, management outsourcing, and health care consulting. He managed the development of the companies created under GNYHA Ventures, many of which were ultimately sold to Premier, Inc., a national health care improvement company. Under Mr. Perlman’s leadership, GNYHA Ventures developed and sold four companies to Premier, Inc.

Mr. Perlman continues his 40 years of service at GNYHA as President of GNYHA Management Corporation and GNYH Foundation and Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of GNYHA.

A dedicated volunteer and philanthropist, Mr. Perlman devotes significant energy to not-for-profits involved in health care, education, and the arts. In 2023, he received City and State’s Responsible 100 Award, which honors a selection of New Yorkers for their social responsibility and community involvement. In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed him Chairman of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation (Javits Center). Additionally, he is Chairman of the Friends of EverGreen Meadow Academy, Inc., a state-of-the-art residential treatment center and school under construction in the Catskills for middle-school girls recovering from trauma. He also serves as Chairman of the International Sports and Music Project, which brings sports and music opportunities to kids facing hardship across the globe. He previously served as Chairman of LiveOnNY, the New York metropolitan region’s organ procurement organization, and was on the Board of Ronald McDonald House New York.

Mr. Perlman is Board President of the Berkshire Theatre Group in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Vice Chair and Compliance Officer of the American Theatre Wing. He also serves on the Boards of Musicians on Call and the Entertainment Community Fund (where he previously served as Treasurer for many years) and was recently named Board President of the Actors Fund Home in New Jersey.

Mr. Perlman also serves many Jewish philanthropic agencies. He was recently named Chairman of Commonpoint, a citywide set of Jewish community centers and social services agencies. Additionally, he serves on the Board of the UJA Federation of New York, where he was previously Chair of the Healthcare Executive Committee.

Mr. Perlman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Binghamton University and his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Cornell University, where he is a distinguished lecturer for the Brooks School of Public Policy.