About

I help companies
understand AI.
I use AI to understand
everything else.

VP of Strategy & Analytics at Lahzo. Before that: Equifax, Mailchimp, Accenture, A&M, PwC, Booz Allen. Fifteen years of turning data into decisions. Also: father of Dean & Ruby, Everesting finisher, improv comedian, and compulsive builder of things that probably shouldn't exist.

Dima Perkis

For Companies

Analytics leadership + AI strategy

15+ years scaling analytics orgs, building AI systems, and leading cross-functional teams. $400M+ in documented business impact. I sit between the data and the C-suite and make both sides smarter.

For AI Builders

AI tools, systems, and creative experiments

I build my own AI infrastructure — multi-agent clusters, automation pipelines, ML systems, voice tools. The projects section is the lab. Everything here actually runs.

ADHD as Operating System

The upsides

  • +Pattern recognition across domains
  • +Hyperfocus on problems I care about
  • +Creative leaps and novel connections
  • +High output when aligned with purpose
  • +Energizing presence in teams

What I've built around it

  • Morning planning — Top 3 priorities only
  • AI-assisted calendaring and task capture
  • Afternoon energy check-ins via HowYaDoin
  • External accountability structures
  • Systems that run when my brain won't

Core Values

Family & Security

As an immigrant and provider — peace of mind through intentional living.

Joy, Awe & Adventure

Most alive when laughing, exploring, or hearing a song that breaks something open.

Growth & Curiosity

From philosophy to AI to woodworking. Learning keeps me engaged.

Physical Vitality

Want to hike mountains with Dean & Ruby in 30 years. Movement is medicine.

Resilience

My identity is forged in challenge. I believe in falling forward.

Contribution

Leave things better than I found them — lifting others, connecting people to meaning.

Current Season

Integration + Endurance

Returning to senior leadership after a big transition — two kids under three, a new role, a lot of building. Focus: sustainable systems, deep presence, and living the questions across work, family, and self.

Bucket List (Excerpt)

  • Antarctica + aurora borealis
  • Camino de Santiago
  • Stand-up comedy set (actually good)
  • Knife from scratch, woodworking
  • Burning Man
  • Scuba — Great Barrier Reef
  • Hut-to-hut hike with the kids

Get in Touch

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/dimaperkis ↗

Email

dperkis@lahzo.com ↗

Best for

AI strategy, analytics leadership, building something interesting together