Hello.

I am Fred. The most exciting part of what I do is building people.

 

FRED PERPALL, FAIA

As CEO of The Beck Group, Fred Perpall leads the firm's domestic and international design, planning, real estate consultancy, and construction businesses.

Fred is on the board of directors of FedEx and Starwood Property Trust. He is a part of the Dallas Citizens Council, where he served as Chairman from 2019 to 2020 and on the Board of Councilors for The Carter Center.

In 2019, Fred was appointed to the United States Golf Association Executive Committee. He will become the 67th president of the USGA in 2023.

Fred began his career in design and construction in 1996. He has been a registered architect since 2003 and, in 2016, was elected to the prestigious American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Fred earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is an alumnus of the 183rd class of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program and a former Americas Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Fred played on the 1994 Bahamian National Basketball Team. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Abi, and daughters, Ava and Ali.

  • Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Program 183, 2012

    Harvard Graduate School of Design Certificate, 2001, 2003

    University of Texas at Arlington, Masters of Architecture, 1998

    University of Texas at Arlington, Bachelors of Science in Architecture, 1996

  • American Institute of Architects, Past Advocacy Chair and Large Firm Roundtable

    Dallas Citizens Council, Immediate Past Chairman, 2019-2020

    Dallas Medical Resource, Board of Directors

    Dallas Regional Chamber, Executive Committee

    Emory University Board of Visitors

    FedEx Corporation, Board of Directors

    Naismith Awards/Atlanta Tipoff Club, Board of Directors

    Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Board Member

    Starwood Property Trust, Board of Directors

    The Carter Center, Board of Councilors

    United States Golf Association, President-Elect

    Young Presidents Organization: North Texas Chapter, Board Member

  • American Institute of Architects, Fellow, 2016

    Dallas Business Journal, Most Admired CEO, 2018

    D CEO, The Dallas 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders, 2018 and 2019

    Junior Achievement of Dallas, Dallas Business Hall of Fame Laureate, 2022

    CERTIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS

    LEED Accredited Professional with U.S. Green Building Council

    National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Certified

    Registered Architect, GA, TX, NC, SC, NJ

  • American Screen Works, Decatur, Georgia

    Centers for Disease Control - Building 107, Chamblee, Georgia

    Cleveland Community Church, Clayton County, North Carolina

    Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Redevelopment, Durham, North Carolina

    Duke University - Center for Academic & Athletic Excellence, Durham, North Carolina

    Duke University - Multi-Purpose Field House, Durham, North Carolina

    Duke University - Wallace Wade Football Stadium Redevelopment, Durham, North Carolina

    Fielder Road Baptist Church, Arlington, Texas

    His Hands Church, Woodstock, Georgia

    Jefferson Sports Complex, Jefferson, Georgia

    John C. Godbold Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

    Parkland Hospital - Ambulatory Center, Dallas, Texas

    Princess Margaret Hospital Critical Care Block, Nassau, Bahamas

    Savannah Christian Church, Savannah, Georgia

    Sustainability School, Nassau, Bahamas

    The College of the Bahamas - Small Island

 

Fred Perpall

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