Dr. Wright is the Chief of the Cancer Surveillance Section (CSS) of the California Department of Health Services, and is noted for his extensive experience in surveillance research with over ten years of experience in cancer surveillance. Over his career, Dr. Wright has also conducted research projects for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), among others, and authored or co-authored findings on cancer in more than 40 publications.

For the past seven years, Dr. Wright has served as Chief of the California Cancer Registry (CCR), providing broad oversight and ensuring all project activities are integrated within the ongoing activities of CCR. Ongoing cancer research projects under his management include the National Cancer Prevention and Control Program (CDC), Cancer Surveillance Research with Data Enhancement and Utilization (CDC), Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program (NCI) and Breast and Other Cancers in California Teachers Cohort (NCI). Dr. Wright holds B.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology.