Joseph R. Wright

Joseph R. Wright currently is Chairman of Altamira’s Board of Directors. He is also Executive Chairman of Sequoia Holdings, Chairman of Chart National’s Advisory Board, Chairman of the Investment Committees of ClearSky Power and Technology Funds, LLC, ClearSky Security Fund, and ClearSky Surry Capital, LLC, Chairman of SNA, Executive Partner to Comvest Partners and serves as member of the Board of Systems Control, and The Council of Chief Executives.

Previously, he was Chairman of Intelsat, CEO of PanAmSat, Chairman of FedData, Chairman of GRC International, Executive Chairman of MTN Satellite Communications, CEO of Scientific Games, 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 Providence Equity, Vice Chairman of Terremark, President of two Citibank subsidiaries, Vice President and Partner of Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Board member of EBIX, in addition to Directorship and executive positions in several other smaller companies.

He also 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.