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Posted: September 24, 2012
Michael Perna 2012
Name: Michael Perna
Title: VP, Marketing and Business Development
Company: ConEdison Solutions
Location: 100 Summit Lake Dr., Suite 410, Valhalla, N.Y. 10595
Birthplace: New Jersey
Family: Married with children
College: Undergrad - Stevens Institute of Technology; Graduate - Silberman School of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University
First job outside of real estate: Pre-college - shipping department in a warehouse; post-college - distribution engineer at PSE&G
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Currently VP-Marketing and Business Development at ConEdison Solutions; Planning on growing the business materially.
Hobbies: Skiing, reading, biking, driving kids to sporting events
Favorite book: "Battle Cry of Freedom" by McPherson
Favorite movie: Not a big movie guy, but I really like "Cool Hand Luke"
Keys to success: Hire people smarter than me and don't mess them up.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Bill and Melinda Gates
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Philanthropist
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