Bios
- Kyle Mulroy
- Spencer O. Perlman
- Mark D. Birdwhistell
- Brittany Stabile
Spencer O. Perlman
Spencer Perlman, Vice President of WSC, possesses nearly ten years experience in Washington, D.C. providing government relations counsel to an array of clients and working as a senior aide to a Member of the House of Representatives. His expertise includes health care policy, biosecurity-related matters, and the federal appropriations process. He is skilled in developing and leading strategic advocacy campaigns, providing detailed policy and political analysis, executing grassroots efforts, drafting legislation, and authoring strategic concept papers.
Spencer came to WSC from Drinker Biddle & Reath, a prominent national law firm, where he served for two years as a Government Relations Director. In this capacity, he was responsible for creating and managing government relations portfolios and legislative strategies for various non-profit organizations, corporations, and state government entities. Spencer focused on several health-related topic areas, including: biomedical research, genetic testing, biosecurity, telehealth, biological engineering, and nuclear medicine and imaging.
Previously, Spencer spent four years as Legislative Affairs Manager at Ungaretti & Harris, a respected Chicago-based law firm, where he developed and executed legislative strategies and secured federal funding for health care providers, medical device manufacturers, biotechnology companies, and research universities. In addition to his work at the federal level, Spencer provided advice and counsel on various state-related matters.
From 1997 to 2001, Spencer worked for a former Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education. Spencer served as the Chairman’s liaison to the Subcommittee as well as his Legislative Director and advised him on all health care, education, workforce, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security matters.
Spencer received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.