Originally published by O’Dwyer’s:
Thunder11 has named Dan Perry, a longtime foreign correspondent for The Associated Press, managing partner. Perry led AP in the Caribbean, then in Europe and Africa from London, and most recently in the Middle East from a base in Cairo. From 2001 to 2004, he served as chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem. Since leaving AP in 2018, he has focused on business and technology projects. At Thunder11, Perry will help oversee and optimize operations and client service, pursue global partnerships and aim to scale the business. From a base in Tel Aviv, a major global innovation hub, he will also serve as a gateway to Israeli tech companies. Perry joins a leadership team that includes senior partner Marco Greenberg, creative partner Liel Leibovitz and VP of media relations Ryan Birchmeier.