_(cropped).jpg) Wright in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Senior advisor | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 12, 1982 Upland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Northwestern (2000–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Jason Gomillion Wright (born July 12, 1982) is an American management consultant and former football player who is a senior adviser for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2004, having a seven-year career as a reserve running back and special teamer with the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, and Arizona Cardinals. He served as a team captain and NFLPA representative with the latter during the 2011 NFL lockout before retiring from play.
Wright earned a Master of Business Administration degree in operations and finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2013. The same year, he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, advising companies on workplace culture and diversity. Wright was hired as president of the Commanders in 2020, making him the first black person to hold that role in NFL history. He stepped down following organizational changes by the team in 2024. He is a business partner with the Union Theological Seminary, Greater Washington Partnership, and The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.