Mr Perry has worked with Prof Syed M Awais and the Mayo Hospital since May 2001 to research best practice from health care and other sectors to improve patient care.  During this time, Mr Perry developed extensive experience in data analysis and health care planning.  Mr Perry undertook a range of analytical and relationship management roles at British Airways between 2000 and 2008.  He then moved to the English National Health Service for four years, redesigning community-based health services, strengthening clinically-led planning for local health services and shaping national policy on management support functions including business intelligence.  Mr Perry holds a bachelor's degree in religion with a minor in government from Dartmouth College, a master's degree in public policy and management from Birkbeck College, University of London, and a master's degree in public health, specialising in health services management, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).