Rich Wright is currently a member of the LM corporate Research & Technology organization where he supports the continuous identification and transition of LM technologies for insertion into customer mission solutions; and also separately co-leads the execution of the LM Enterprise Cyber Business Strategy.

Prior to his current role in Lockheed Martin Corporate Engineering & Technology, he was the Chief Engineer for the Cyber & Intelligence business segment, where he was responsible for the technical performance, technology strategy, and solutions development of multiple domestic and international programs supporting various national security requirements. His organization included the stewardship of approximately 400 outstanding Cyber engineers who diligently executed national security mission operations for the DoD and Intelligence Community.

Rich’s career spans over 35 years of successful leadership roles in P&L and technology development across every business area in Lockheed Martin. He has a mission-first, and be-of-service mindset which started with the National Security Agency’s Special Projects group. His career customers span the Intel Community, DoD, FBI, NRO, US Coast Guard, Commercial Industry, amongst others. He and his teams also provided in-country mission support in South West Asia during Operation Enduring Freedom.

He is actively engaged in building customer and industry partnerships towards the development of disruptive technology solutions; he actively engages in activities which will create the next generation workforce; is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt; has served on the LM Technical Advisory Group; is on the Board of Directors for various start-ups; is on the UMBC Advisory Board, the Morgan State Cyber Advisory Board, and an emeritus Advisory Board member for Howard University and the University of Florida

Mr. Wright earned his BSEE from NYU and is a proud born and raised native New Yorker – though also a 1st generation American by way of Jamaica WI. He currently lives in Virginia with his beautiful wife Traci, and proud father to Trinity (currently an LM systems engineer) and Hunter (future Cyber SW Engineer).