Michele Wright, Ph.D., M.S. Eng., B.S. Eng. is the Director of Business Development and Outreach at SMPTE. She served as Senior Executive Director of the National Organization of African Americans with Cystic Fibrosis, Vice President of Sales for Paragon Biotech, Inc. Chief Public Relations Officer for Curazene Biotechnology Company, Senior Director of the National Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Association (NBPA)and CEO of American Red Cross – The Greater Ozark Arkansas Blood Services Region. She received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tuskegee University, M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute, and Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas.
