George Perry is one of the world’s leading researchers on Alzheimer's disease and was the Dean of the University of Texas at San Antonio from 2006 to 2018 and currently serves as a Biology professor and chief scientist at the same university.

Besides the nearly 40 years of experience in research and university education at institutions such as Case Western Reserve University, University of California, Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Coimbra. George Perry is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and was recognized as ‘Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology’ of the Semmes Foundation.

He was President of the American Association of Neuropathologists and Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, being also a member of innumerable associations and organizations connected to Science, including the Academies of Science of Mexico, Portugal and Spain. He was Chair of the National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA).