Secretary Manuel (Manny) Perez / DWD
Department of Workforce  Development of the State (DWD)

Perez, a labor market economist, has more than 25 years in the staffing and human resource industry. He is a former Manpower Inc., executive and owner of a staffing company in Milwaukee.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Perez came to Wisconsin in 1978 to attend college. He earned a bachelor's degree in comparative politics and a MBA in business management from Edgewood College. He also has completed four years of doctoral studies in development economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.