Aaron Perrine ’99

Aaron Perrine ’99 is a member of the Whitman College Board of Trustees and Vice Chair of the Upward Together Campaign Executive Committee. Perrine and his wife, Paige, are making a gift to help realize Harvey Hall and a new junior-senior residential village on campus. “Whitman College and the Whitman community have played a central role in so many of my professional accomplishments,” he says. “And Paige and I are delighted to be able to support the college and this incredibly important new campus housing initiative.” A Politics major at Whitman, Perrine served as a Resident Assistant in Lyman Hall and as ASWC Treasurer. Perrine is a Managing Director at Trilogy Search Partners, a private investment fund in Bellevue, Washington. He was previously a Product Manager at Amazon, a consultant with McKinsey & Co., and an Army Infantry Officer. Perrine is the former Chair of the President’s Advisory Board and was the recipient of the 2011 Pete Reid Award for Young Alumni. Aaron and Paige live in Seattle with their two children, Soren and Eleanor.

Fifty Under 50 is a new initiative recognizing emerging leaders in philanthropy. Members are graduates of the class of 1989 or later and have made gifts and pledges exceeding $50,000 to the campaign.