Julie Meier Wright

Ms. Meier Wright is a consultant in public affairs and strategic marketing. She is on the Member Think Long Task Force on Jobs, Infrastructure and the Workforce. Management team for California Economic Summit. Member, California Council on Science & Technology. She served as president and chief executive officer of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, the premier business-development organization for the greater San Diego region, involved in marketing, public policy, and direct assistance to companies. Prior to EDC, Ms. Wright served as California’s first Secretary of Trade and Commerce and a member of Governor Pete Wilson’s Cabinet from 1991 to 1997. She led the Administration’s wide-ranging business climate reforms and built a new Agency that expanded the state’s international role and presence, opening five new overseas offices. Prior to her time in Sacramento and San Diego, she spent 25 years in executive marketing and public affairs positions in the private sector, including 14 years with TRW Inc., now a part of Northrop-Grumman.