Sean Perryman

Sean Perryman (born 1986) is an American attorney, civil rights activist,[1][2] president of the Fairfax County NAACP chapter, technology policy expert,[3][4] and candidate for the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.[5][6]

Sean A. Perryman
Personal details
Born (1986-04-14) April 14, 1986
Brooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
ResidenceFairfax County, VA
Alma materBaruch College (BA)
Vanderbilt University (Law)
OccupationAttorney, technology policy expert, President of the Fairfax County NAACP Chapter
Websitewww.perrymanforvirginia.com

Early life

Perryman's father is an immigrant from Barbados and his mother grew up in South Carolina. As the first in his family to graduate from college, Perryman held internships in the Office of the Mayor of New York City, the United Nations, and the State Department.[7] He graduated from City University of New York–Baruch College in 2008.[7]

Perryman received his law degree from Vanderbilt University in 2011. While at Vanderbilt, he successfully advocated for legislation against human trafficking in Tennessee.[8]

Civil rights advocacy

After law school, Perryman worked in private practice in Dallas until his firm was hired to represent Donald Trump, at which point he quit to pursue public service.

From 2016 to 2018, Perryman worked in Congress as Counsel to served as counsel in the House Oversight Committee while a staffer for the late congressman Elijah Cummings.[9]

In 2018, Perryman joined Internet Association,[10] where he serves as Director of Social Impact Policy, working on state and federal level on issues concerning diversity and inclusion, artificial intelligence, immigration,[11] and the sharing economy.[12] In that role, Perryman has been an expert speaker[13] on social justice issues across the technology industry,[14] often focusing on bias[15] in artificial intelligence[16][17] and machine learning.[18]

In 2019, Perryman became the President of the Fairfax County NAACP Chapter.[19] In that role, he has advocated for racial equality in Fairfax County Public Schools[20] and with local law enforcement agencies.[21] Perryman is a frequent speaker on civil rights issues in the DC area.[22]

Run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

In July 2020, Perryman announced he was exploring candidacy in 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election.[5][9][23]

References
  1. Staff, Heather Graf, WJLA (2020-07-23). "Fairfax County's Robert E. Lee High School's new name will honor John Lewis". WJLA. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. Perryman, Sean. "Why Mobilizing The Internet Sector To Implement Racial Justice Reforms Is Essential - Blavity". Blavity News & Politics. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. "Sean Perryman – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. "TheBridge profile: Sean Perryman". TheBridge. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  5. STAFF, INSIDENOVA (2020-07-28). "Fairfax NAACP president Sean Perryman exploring run for lieutenant governor". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. Jones, Kelsey (2020-07-31). "Fairfax NAACP president announces run for Lieutenant Governor". WDVM 25. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  7. "Baruch Students Get On-Site Training at U.S. State Department | News | Baruch". www.baruch.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  8. Fairfax County Democratic Party. "Sean Perryman – Stronger Tomorrow". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. Chamberlin, Victoria (2020-07-31). "Fairfax NAACP President Explores Bid For Lieutenant Governor In Virginia". DCist. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  10. Breland, Ali (2018-04-18). "Lobbying group for Amazon, Google, Facebook hires staffer to head diversity efforts". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. Dutt, Ela (2020-06-23). "US business, immigration advocates oppose Executive Order on green cards, H-1B visas | News India Times". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  12. "Internet Association Hires Director Of Diversity And Inclusion Policy And Counsel • Internet Association". Internet Association. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  13. "National Asian Pacific American Bar Association". www.napaba.org. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  14. "CHCI TECH SUMMIT 2.0 | Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute". 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  15. "AI: Even If Accurate, It May Still Encode Bias". Georgetown University Ethics Lab. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  16. "AI Summit Agenda". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  17. "Next Century Cities Discusses the Relevance and Implications of Artificial Intelligence". Next Century Cities | Broadband Internet & Infrastructure. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  18. "Sean Perryman At World Summit AI Americas 2020 • Internet Association". Internet Association. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  19. Jones, Kelsey (2020-06-07). "Kofi Annan Resigns as Fairfax County NAACP President". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  20. Duffy, Ken (2020-07-21). "NAACP hosts online forum on addressing systemic racism in Fairfax County schools". WTOP. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  21. Schuster, Hannah (2020-07-14). "Police Union Calls On Fairfax County Chief To Resign Over Use Of Force Case". DCist. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  22. Jones, Kelsey (2020-06-07). "Leaders within the community come together to discuss racial injustice". WDVM 25. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  23. "Wednesday Morning Notes". Tysons Reporter. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-08-11.


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