[2] As Director of Policy and Communications, he led the successful Your Rights At Work campaign against John Howard's WorkChoices laws.
[3] He has also worked as Communications Director at the National Australia Bank after leaving his position as press secretary for Kevin Rudd in 2008.
In September 2016, he resigned as National Secretary to take up a senior corporate relations role at BHP.
[5] He has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and is married with a daughter in high school.
[2] Wright grew up in outer suburban Melbourne and has been a member of the Labor Party throughout his adult life.