George Contos

George Contos is the Sr. Executive Vice President for Inperium, Inc. and the Sr. Advisor to the Founding Executive Chairman & CEO. Mr. Contos has a background in law and financial services and is an accomplished health and human services executive with over 30 years of experience and a proven track record in executive leadership, strategic planning, and business development. Before joining Inperium, Mr. Contos was CEO of YAI, Inc., a role he undertook in 2015 after serving as its Chairman. With operations in New York, New Jersey, and California, YAI is one of New York’s largest nonprofit providers of comprehensive healthcare, education, and social services to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health disorders. Under Mr. Contos’ leadership, YAI diversified into an organization with over 300 programs, 4,000 staff, and consolidated annual revenues of $300 million. Mr. Contos is a member of the Inperium board and has served on several nonprofit boards and government councils throughout New York, including NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Joint Advisory Council; NYC Mayor’s Crisis Prevention and Response Task Force; Manhattan Star Academy; and Partners Health Plan, the nation’s first provider-led managed care organization exclusively for people with developmental disabilities. In 2019, 2021, and 2022, Mr. Contos was recognized by City and State magazine as one of New York’s “Nonprofit Power 100,” and in 2021 by Crain’s New York Business as a “Notable in Nonprofits and Philanthropy.” Mr. Contos received his B.A. from Tufts University, J.D. from Georgetown University, and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) from The American College. He was born and raised in Manhattan, where he resides with his family.