Ross Perot, Jr. |
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Ross Perot Jr. is Chairman of Hillwood Development Corporation, which he founded in 1988. The company is ranked among the top ten developers in the United States (National Real Estate Investor, July 2005, ranked 7th; and as the top commercial and residential developers in North Texas (Dallas Business Journal, 2006), 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. Separately, Perot 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 the home building and engineering & construction segments. Headquartered in Plano, TX, a suburb of Dallas, Perot Systems has operations and more than 18,000 associates around the world. 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. A native of Dallas, Perot graduated from St. Mark’s School in 1977, 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 nations and two oceans. His helicopter, The Spirit of Texas, resides 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. Since then, he has been heavily involved in the 14-year effort to build an Air Force Memorial in Washington, DC. In 2001, he was named Chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation. This project is complete and dedication was held on October 14, 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 as Chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation, he is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Business Leaders Forum, serves on the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University, the Board of the East-West Institute and the Board of Directors of the Dallas Citizens Council. |
