Berkley Center

Raymond Perrier heads the Jesuit Institute of South Africa as its lay director, a position that fuels his passion for education and brings together a lifetime of skills across various fields. As director, he leads some individual projects while also managing the institute as a whole and working to promote its mission out in the community. Originally from the UK, Perrier previously worked in marketing and advertisement in New York City before joining the Society of Jesus and moving to work in a refugee camp in Uganda. He holds a Masters in philosophy and theology from New College Oxford, a Masters in Philosophy from Heythrop College of the University of London, and an MSc in human rights from the London School of Economics.