Mr. Wright was director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. He was also deputy secretary of the Department of Commerce from 1981 to 1982, and later was on the President's Export Council as chairman of the Export Control Subcommittee. He served as vice-chairman and director of Terremark Worldwide Inc., vice chairman/director of Jefferson Consulting Group, co-chairman/director of Baker & Taylor Holdings and as a member of the AT&T Government Markets Advisory Board. Currently, he is the president and chief executive officer of PanAmSat a provider of global video and data broadcasting via satellite.