Joseph "Joe" Wright (born 1938) is an American businessman. From 1988 to 1989, he worked in the

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as the Director of the

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for president

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. Wright currently is Chairman of Chart National’s Advisory Board, Chairman of the Investment Committees of ClearSky Power and Technology Fund, LLC, ClearSky Security Fund, ClearSky Surry Capital, LLC, Altamira Technologies, SNA, and Sequoia Solutions. He sits on the Board of Systems Control. He is also Executive Partner to Comvest Partners and The Council of Chief Executives. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,

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, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Reagan Alumni Board. Previously, he was a member of the Board of

Cowen Inc. Cowen Inc., is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company that operates through two business segments: a broker-dealer and an investment management division. The company's broker-dealer division offers ...

EBIX Ebix, Inc., previously known as ebix.com, Inc. and formerly Delphi Information Systems, Inc., is an American multinational technology company which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing (SaaS), insurance, finance, healthcare and e-learning. C ...

, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Chairman of

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, CEO of

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, Chairman of FedData, Chairman of GRC International, Executive Chairman of MTN Satellite Communications, CEO of

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, Co-Chairman of Baker & Taylor, Vice Chairman and Director of W. R. Grace, Chairman of Grace Energy Company, President of Grace Environmental Company, Senior Advisor to

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, Vice Chairman of

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, President of two

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subsidiaries, Vice President and Partner of Booz, Allen and Hamilton, in addition to executive positions in several other smaller companies. He also previously was a Director of Travelers, Harcourt Brace Janovich,

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, Priority Holdings, Titan, Terremark Worldwide,

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, RealMed, Federal Signal, Education Management Corporation (EDMC),

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, AT&T Government Markets, and others.

Career in government

In the 1980s, Wright served in the U.S. Government under President Reagan as Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Deputy Director/Director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and was a member of the President’s Cabinet. In addition, he held various management and economic positions in the Federal Departments of Defense, Commerce, and Agriculture. Wright received the Distinguished Citizens Award from President Reagan; was appointed to the President’s Export Council by President H.W. Bush as Chairman of the Export Control Sub-Committee; was appointed to the President’s Commission on U.S. Postal Service Reform and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), the Federal Communications Commission’s Network Reliability and Interoperability Council and several other advisory boards by President

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

; and served on the Defense Business Board under three Presidents, including the present administration. Mr. Wright has an active Top-Secret clearance with the U.S. Government. Wright received his undergraduate degree from the

Colorado School of Mines The Colorado School of Mines, informally called Mines, is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, founded in 1874. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on ener ...

and his graduate degree from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

. He and his wife, Ellen, a well-known author, painter and decorator, live in

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Financial sector

Before the 1980s, Wright was President of Citicorp Retail Services and Retail Consumer Services, credit card subsidiaries of Citibank. He began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. where he became a Partner and the Division Head of the Growth Services consulting business. Wright is on the Boards of Sequoia Holdings, Altamira Technologies, Systems Control and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Council for Excellence in Government, Council of Chief Executives, The Economic Club of New York and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). Wright previously served on the Boards of Cowen, EBIX, FedData, Tempus Applied Solutions, Travelers, Harcourt Brace Janovich, Kroll, Titan, Proxim, Barington, Hampton University, Priority Holdings, AmTec, RealMed Corp., Verso Tech, AT&T Government Markets and was on the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and others. He has also been a Producer in two movies, directed by David Rosenthal, entitled "A Single Shot", and "Falling Up".

Awards

Wright received the Distinguished Citizens Award from President Reagan and the Distinguished Achievement Award from Colorado School of Mines. He was also awarded the Government Computer News Annual Award for Excellence at the Government Computer Expo. in 1985. Wright was presented with the Marquis Who’s Who Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in July 2021.

Education

Wright received a master's degree in Industrial Administration from

and a Professional Engineering Degree from the

Personal life

Wright lives with his wife, Ellen, in

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

References

External links

Jefferson Consulting biography
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