Douglas Perry has had a long career in higher education as a scientist, professor, and senior academic leader. His education is in life sciences, holding two undergraduate degrees and three graduate degrees, includes a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (specializing in cell biology) from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai (New York). As a federally funded research scientist on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine, he published more than forty professional works and served as a member of various professional organizations. As an academic leader, he was the one of the principal founders of the Indiana University School of Informatics (2000) and the founding dean of the College of Informatics at Northern Kentucky University (2006). Dr. Perry retired as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Indiana Tech (Fort Wayne) and is now a member of the faculty for the Wilmette Institute course Science, Religion, and the Bahá’í Faith.