Family: Born July 22, 1960, in Cortez, Colo., to Larry Lazelle and Sunny Kimballa Luther Perkins. Married Christine D. Abbott on Nov. 21, 1981, in the Salt Lake Temple; children: Derek Anthony, Nicole Christine, Jeremy Abbott, Jennifer Joy, Elizabeth Rose, Benjamin Harding.
Education: Received a bachelor's degree from BYU in finance, 1984; MBA from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and master's degree from University of Pennsylvania in international studies with concentration on East Asia, 1988.
Employment: McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm; most recently, a senior partner.
Church Service: Mission president, Taiwan Taipei Mission; district president; branch president; elders quorum president; missionary in the Taiwan Taipei Mission.