Joseph "Joe" Wright (born 1938) is an American businessman. From 1988 to 1989, he worked in the United States government as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for president Ronald Reagan. Wright currently is Chairman of Chart National’s Advisory Board, Chairman of the Investment Committees of ClearSky Power and Technology Fund, LLC, ClearSky Security Fund, ClearSky Surry Capital, LLC, Altamira Technologies, SNA, and Sequoia Solutions. He sits on the Board of Systems Control. He is also Executive Partner to Comvest Partners and The Council of Chief Executives. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Economic Club of New York, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Reagan Alumni Board. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Cowen Inc., EBIX, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Chairman of Intelsat, CEO of PanAmSat, Chairman of FedData, Chairman of GRC International, Executive Chairman of MTN Satellite Communications, CEO of Scientific Games, Co-Chairman of Baker & Taylor, Vice Chairman and Director of W. R. Grace, Chairman of Grace Energy Company, President of Grace Environmental Company, Senior Advisor to Providence Equity, Vice Chairman of Terremark, President of two Citibank subsidiaries, Vice President and Partner of Booz, Allen and Hamilton, in addition to executive positions in several other smaller companies. He also previously was a Director of Travelers, Harcourt Brace Janovich, Kroll, Priority Holdings, Titan, Terremark Worldwide, Proxim, RealMed, Federal Signal, Education Management Corporation (EDMC), Hampton University, AT&T Government Markets, and others. Career in government In the 1980s, Wright served in the U.S. Government under President Reagan as Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Deputy Director/Director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and was a member of the President’s Cabinet. In addition, he held various management and economic positions in the Federal Departments of Defense, Commerce, and Agriculture. Wright received the Distinguished Citizens Award from President Reagan; was appointed to the President’s Export Council by President H.W. Bush as Chairman of the Export Control Sub-Committee; was appointed to the President’s Commission on U.S. Postal Service Reform and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), the Federal Communications Commission’s Network Reliability and Interoperability Council and several other advisory boards by President George W. Bush; and served on the Defense Business Board under three Presidents, including the present administration. Mr. Wright has an active Top-Secret clearance with the U.S. Government. Wright received his undergraduate degree from the Colorado School