Wright, the Chief Executive Officer of Carver Bancorp Inc., the U.S.’s largest minority-run financial institution, formerly taught at the Columbia School of Architecture.
Wright was also a member of the Honorary Committee for the Harvard Law School’s 2000 Celebration of Black Alumni.
Prior to joining Carver, Wright served as president of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, a Federal initiative designed to revitalize distressed communities, and as New York’s commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
Overseers typically only serve one term.
—Researcher Risa Kaplan contributed to the reporting of this article.
—Staff writer Garrett M. Graff can be reached at ggraff@fas.harvard.edu.