Perry Martini, Ph.D.
Director, Executive Leadership Programs
Academy Leadership
pmartini@academyleadership.com


Perry is a 1971 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He later earned three Masters Degrees in Business, Education, and International Affairs and a Doctoral Degree in Education from The George Washington University. Perry was a Naval Aviator and served with distinction for twenty-seven years in several leadership positions, including Commanding Officer of a Navy P-3 Squadron in Keflavik, Iceland, special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War in 1991, and the Director of Leadership, Organization and Management for the Chief of Naval Operations from 1992-1994. In his last tour of duty at the Naval Academy, he was the Deputy Director of Athletics and served in a pivotal role in the development of the Leadership and Ethics curriculum as an adjunct professor. Perry has also served as the Assistant Secretary of Higher Education in Maryland, where he was a frequent speaker on leadership and ethics and appeared regularly before the Maryland General Assembly on issues of education, finance, and structure. He has published numerous journal articles and publications related to the governance and leadership for higher education in the State of Maryland and the University System. As an adjunct professor at Regent University and Villanova University, he teaches leadership, ethics, research, and organizational management. A graduate of the Buckley School of Public Speaking, Perry has been a sought after speaker on leadership and ethics as well as character development and has led numerous workshops and seminars for business leaders and human resource managers.