Chris Perry left a  successful career on Wall Street to join NewSouth Associates as its CEO/Chairman in early 2004. In addition to his overarching responsibilities managing the ongoing operations of the company, Chris also leads engagements in the areas of management, marketing, and resource development. With an undergraduate degree in history from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Northwestern University (where he majored in finance and accounting), Chris held management positions as Managing Director and Head of E-Commerce at HSBC, USA, and Senior Vice President for Taxed Fixable Income at Prudential Securities in both New York and London.
For the past three years, Chris has made serving NewSouth and the Forsyth Country Day School community his life’s pursuit. In addition to his work as NewSouth’s CEO, Chris teaches economics, serves as an academic coach, and coaches basketball for Rusty LaRue’s AAU Titans organization.

Chris’s wife Virginia graduated from Vanderbilt in 1979.  They have four children Matt BC 08  Libby Georgtown 06  Clare Davidson 12 and John FCDS 11.   Virginia works as a college counselor at Forsyth Country Day school.