Samantha Wright

Samantha Wright is the Chief Operating Officer at Bearing Tree, where they focus on empowering individuals through mentorship and inspiration. With over five years of experience in building mission-driven nonprofit organizations, they played a key role in the founding of their current organization, overseeing significant growth to 20 staff members and $4 million in revenue. Previously, Samantha served as the Director of Operations at Illinois Policy and COO at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University. They hold a degree from Utah State University, where they maintained a 3.94 GPA.