In 2011, Jason Wright chose an unusual path for a 28-year-old professional football player — he left behind a seven-year career in the NFL and a new contract offer to pursue his MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a career as a management consultant.
Recently, Wright made another unexpected career pivot back into the professional football arena when he was named president of the Washington Football Team in August.
He joins the team at the intersection of two crises unique to his organization — a sexual harassment scandal and a team renaming — as well as the pandemic and social unrest that are affecting us all.
