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 group purchasing, management outsourcing, and health care consulting. Mr. Perlman was responsible for the development of the companies created under GNYHA Ventures, many of which were ultimately purchased by a former business partner of GNYHA Ventures and now a large public organization. 

GNYHA Ventures sold its last two businesses in March 2020 when it concluded the sale of its last two companies to the national health care improvement company Premier, Inc. In total, GNYHA Ventures developed and sold four GNYHA Ventures companies under Mr. Perlman’s leadership. 

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

A leader in promoting diversity in health care leadership, Mr. Perlman founded the GNYHA Summer Enrichment Program, which has placed more than 350 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 Road to 120, a college access and leadership program in partnership with the YWCA. Now in its sixth year, 100% of the participants attend competitive four-year colleges following high school graduation, and 100% of the alumni are on track to graduate from college on time. Mr. Perlman was also recently appointed Chairman of Friends of EverGreen Meadow Academy, Inc., a new state-of-the-art residential treatment center and school being built for middle-school girls recovering from trauma.   

A dedicated volunteer and philanthropist, Mr. Perlman devotes significant energy to non-profits related to health care, education, and the arts. In 2023, he received City and State’s Responsible 100 award, a selection of New Yorkers honored for their social responsibility and community involvement. He serves on the Boards of the Ronald McDonald House of New York, Musicians on Call, and New York City Tourism and Conventions (formerly NYC & Company), focusing on New York City Tourism. In 2022, he was appointed by Governor Hochul to be Chairman of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation (Javits Center). He also serves as Chairman of the International Sports and Music Project, bringing sports and music opportunities to kids facing hardship across the globe, and previously served as Chairman of LiveOnNY, the New York metropolitan region’s organ procurement organization.

Mr. Perlman is Board President of the Berkshire Theatre Group in Pittsfield (Massachusetts), Treasurer of The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actor’s Fund), and Vice Chair and Compliance Officer of the American Theatre Wing. He has also served many Jewish philanthropic agencies, including, currently, as Treasurer of Commonpoint and Chair of the Healthcare Executive Committee for the UJA Federation of New York.

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 currently a distinguished lecturer in the Brooks School of Public Policy.