Joseph Robert Wright, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section includes a list of references or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations. |
Joseph Robert Wright, Jr. (born 1938) works in business and used to work in the United States' government.
Contents |
[edit] Career in business
Wright is Chairman of the Board and a Director of Intelsat, the world's largest provider of geosynchronous satellite communication services. He was CEO and a Director of PanAmSat Corporation, a somewhat smaller competitor, prior to its acquisition by Intelsat in 2006.
Prior to joining PanAmSat in 2001, he was Vice Chairman of Terremark Worldwide Incorporated, which principally provides internet infrastructure and managed services. Wright was also Chairman and Director of GRC International Inc., which provides professional and technical services primarily to the Department of Defense and others. He also served a Co-Chairman and Director of Baker & Taylor Holdings Inc., an international distribution company (books, video and software) and e-commerce company that was majority owned by the Carlyle Group.
Wright held various positions with W. R. Grace and Company, Grace Energy Company, and Grace Environmental Company from 1989 to 1994 (Director, EVP, President, Vice Chairman, Chairman).
[edit] Career in government
Previous to Grace, he was Deputy Director then Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Ronald Reagan, serving in the Cabinet and the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 1982 to 1989.
He was also Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, from 1981 to 1982 and was later on the President’s Export Council as Chairman of the Export Control Subcommittee.
Wright's public service also included previous positions in the Federal Departments of Agriculture and Commerce, including acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs responsible for developing the GDP.
[edit] 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 after receiving an MIA (Yale University) and a BS (Colorado School of Mines).
[edit] Service on boards
In addition to the Boards mentioned above, Wright also currently serves on the Board of Advisors of AT&T Government Markets, Titan Corporation and Terremark Worldwide Inc.
Wright is a former member of the Boards of Directors of Travelers Group, Harcourt Brace Janovich, and Hampton University.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Council for Excellence in Government, Chief Executives Organization, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, President Bush's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), the Federal Communications Commission’s Network Reliability and Interoperability Council and the New York Economic Club.
[edit] Awards
He received the Distinguished Citizens Award from President Reagan.
[edit] Education
Wright received a Masters Degree in Industrial Administration from Yale University and a Professional Engineering Degree from the Colorado School of Mines.
[edit] Personal life
He lives with his wife, Ellen, in New York City.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
|
|||||||
