Keith Perry

Keith Perry is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Keith has vast experience in the field of information technology, having worked in various positions at MD Anderson Cancer Center, US Oncology, and HCA.

Perry began their career in 1995 as the Director of Application Technology and Architecture at HCA. Keith then moved to US Oncology in 1998, where they served as the Director of Enterprise Technology. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing all technology services for the company, including data center operations, customer service, security administration, application and network engineering.

In 2002, Perry joined MD Anderson Cancer Center as the Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer. In this role, they provided executive management for the cancer center's Information Services Division, overseeing a budget of $210 million. Keith also worked independently to provide information technology leadership in support of global oncology, clinical research, clinical operations, finance and administration, marketing, communication, technology operations, audit/compliance, and strategic planning.

Perry joined St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in 2015. In this role, they are responsible for leading the hospital's information technology strategy and initiatives. Keith is also responsible for ensuring that the hospital's information systems are secure and reliable.

Keith Perry has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston's C.T. Bauer College of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Harding University. Keith also has certification from CHIME in Fellow CHIME and CHCIO.

Their manager is James R. Downing, President & CEO. They work with Andrew M. Davidoff - Director, Surgical Research & Chair, Surgery Department, Douglas R. Green - Chair, Immunology Department & Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program, and Suzanne J. Baker - Director of Brain Tumor Research Division.