Eric Wright

Eric Wright was named President of Par Hawaii in January 2022. He was appointed Senior Vice President and lead executive for Par Hawaii in January 2021. Prior to January 2021, he was responsible for Par Hawaii’s logistics system and related business development opportunities. He joined Par Pacific, the parent company of Par Hawaii, in April 2013 and he has been involved in Par Hawaii’s operations since the acquisition of Tesoro Hawaii.

Prior to joining Par Pacific, Eric was on the M&A and divestiture team at The AES Corporation, a global electric generation and utility company. Prior to AES, Eric was on the treasury team at Xcel Energy, Inc. where he contributed to the development of a $2 billion transmission joint venture involving eleven utilities. Eric’s experience also includes five years in venture capital where he participated in debt and equity capital raises, and managed a complex fund restructuring transaction.

Eric has a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown University. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and is a CFA charter-holder. Eric serves on the board of Hawaii Nature Center.