Instructor, Business Foundations
Contact Information
Email: gperry20@gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-6525
Office Location: Enterprise Hall 132
Office Hours: By appointment
Biography
Professor Perry teaches Business in Society and the Global Environment of Business. He has more than twenty years of business experience with globally recognized brands such as Starter, Visa International, XM Radio, the NFL team currently known as The Washington Football Team, Rosetta Stone and the Penn Relays. He has primarily focused on sports and entertainment marketing, business development and strategic corporate partnerships. He is experienced in advancing domestic and international brands and is passionate about acquiring loyal customers, building strategic relationships and implementing world-class promotions.
Prior to business school, Perry was an officer in the United States Navy, is a Gulf War veteran, and spent two years as a foreign exchange officer assigned to a French Navy ship.
Additionally, Perry was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University for eight years in the graduate level Sports Industry Management program which he helped develop as an advisory board member.
Education
- MBA - Strategic Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- MA - International Studies and French, University of Pennsylvania
- BBA - Finance and German, University of Notre Dame
Media Clippings
- November 23, 2022 - The Washington Examiner
If the Commanders are sold, should they rebrand again? Experts say yes - November 18, 2022 - Market Scale
The Fall of FTX Arena Highlights Big Risk in High-Profile Branding Partnerships - November 3, 2022 - DC News Now
Potential bidders for Commanders emerge - May 30, 2022 - The Washington Times
- Commanders’ Potential Move to Virginia Represents Big Gamble for Franchise
- February 25, 2022 - WUSA9
Taxpayer Money or Billionaire Profit Share: Debate Continues over Virginia Plans to Host Commanders Stadium - February 2, 2022 - NPR
Fans weigh in on the new Washington NFL team name - February 2, 2022 - Grant and Danny
James Smith-Williams; More from the Commanders Park and Party Event - February 2, 2022 - Washingtonian
Experts Aren’t Wowed by New Commanders Branding - February 2, 2022 - dcist
Washington Has A New NFL Team Name: The Commanders - February 2, 2022 - The Washington Post
Washington Unveils New Name, Uniforms: Meet the Commanders - February 1, 2022 - WUSA 9
Hail or fail? Here's how Washington reacted when the Bullets became the Wizards - January 27, 2022 - The Team 980
Washington Football Team's Impending Renaming - Janaury 6, 2021 - Washington Times
Looking back at the Washington Football Team era - December 7, 2021- MarkeScale
Why Stadium Naming Rights are a Brand’s Winning Ticket for Building Revenue, Community - July 22. 2021 - The Houston Chronicle
Tokyo Olympics: The Show Goes On