Bob Wright
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Wright in October 2015
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| Born |
Robert Charles "Bob" Wright April 23, 1943 Hempstead, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
College of the Holy Cross University of Virginia School of Law |
| Occupation |
Lawyer Businessman Author |
| Known for |
Cox Cable NBC NBC Universal General Electric Autism Speaks The Suzanne Wright Foundation |
| Board member of |
Polo Ralph Lauren |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Wright(m. 1967–2016) (her death) |
| Children | 3 |
Polo Ralph Lauren
AMC Networks
New York-Presbyterian Hospital (life trustee)
Robert Charles "Bob" Wright (born April 23, 1943) is an American lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and author. Since the late 1960s, Wright has served in numerous business and media roles, and founded an autism-awareness foundation. Wright is a former NBC executive, having served as president and CEO from 1986 to 2001, and chairman and CEO from 2001 until he retired in 2007. He has been credited with overseeing the broadcast network's expansion into a media conglomerate and leading the company to record earnings in the 1990s.
Prior to NBC, he held several posts at General Electric in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, and served as GE's vice chairman until he retired from that role in 2008. In 2005, he and his wife, Suzanne Wright, founded Autism Speaks. His book, The Wright Stuff: from NBC to Autism Speaks, written with Diane Mermigas, was published March 29, 2016. Suzanne Wright died from pancreatic cancer in July 2016, and soon after, Bob Wright established The Suzanne Wright Foundation and launched CodePurple, a national awareness and advocacy campaign to fight pancreatic cancer.
Wright was born on April 23, 1943, in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island, the only child of Catherine Drum Wright and Gerald Franklin Wright. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, Wright enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He originally studied pre-med, but later changed his studies to major in psychology and minor in history. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965. He earned an LL.B from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1968.
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