Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 18, 1999
WAYNE E. PERRY currently serves as Vice-Chairman and CEO of NEXTLINK
Communications, Inc. (a competitive local exchange carrier). Prior to
joining NEXTLINK, Mr. Perry was the Vice-Chairman of AT&T Wireless
Services, Inc. for two and one-half years, following the merger of AT&T
and McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. in September 1994. Prior to the
merger, he served as Vice Chairman of McCaw since June 1989, and before
that served as President since December 1985. Prior to becoming
President of McCaw, Mr. Perry served as Executive Vice President and
General Counsel and primary legal officer from 1976 to 1985. Mr. Perry
is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association For Local
Telecommunications Services ('ALTS'), the CLEC industry association. He
also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association, the nationwide wireless
industry association, for the 1993/94 term. Mr. Perry was appointed Vice
Chairman of the Board of LIN Broadcasting Corporation on March 5, 1990.
Mr. Perry has a B.A. from the University of Washington (Cum Laude), a
J.D. from Lewis & Clark College (Cum Laude), and an L.L.M. in Taxation
from New York University. He is a member of the American bar Association
and the Washington State Bar Association. Mr. Perry was one of the
founders of, and currently serves as, a director of Cable Plus. He also
serves as a director NoveComm Inc., and is a member of the Advisor Board
of the University of Washington and the Executive board of the Boy
Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council. Profile
of Nextlink just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Perry: Nextlink has a short but active past. It was founded
