How Two Detroit-Born Siblings Are Supporting Caregivers Across Generations
Former Detroiters continue to make an important difference to Jewish Detroit. Siblings Jeff and Dana Perlman grew up in suburban Detroit, attending Jewish day school while absorbing their parents’ commitments to family and the Jewish community. Their mother, the late Diane (Dee dee) Perlman, was active as a volunteer fundraiser for the Jewish Federation of Detroit while managing a demanding business career and family responsibilities. Their late father, Michael Perlman, a real estate lawyer, was president of Jewish Apartments and Services (now Jewish Senior Life), chairman of Jewish Elder Care Services and the United Jewish Foundation.
Their parents’ involvement has inspired Jeff, 41, and Dana, 44, to continue their commitment to Jewish Detroit even though both have lived and worked in New York City for many years. Jeff was named president of Warburg Pincus LLC in 2023 and became its CEO the following year; he’s one of the youngest CEOs in the private equity industry. Warburg Pincus is the oldest private equity firm in the world with $86 billion in assets, operating in more than 40 countries. Perlman greatly expanded its Asia business while living with his wife, Liz, and their two children in Singapore and Hong Kong.