Experience
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Under Secretary for Sciencecurrent2025 β presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- National Science Board (NSB)Chairman of the National Science Board2024 β 2025
- IBMSenior Vice President2021 β 2025Armonk, New York, United States
- IBMDirector of IBM Research2019 β 2025Greater New York City Area
- IBMCOO of IBM Research2018 β 2019T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
- IBMVice President, AI and Quantum2017 β 2019T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
- IBMVice President, Science and Solutions, IBM Research2016 β 2017T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
- IBMVice President, Science and Technology, IBM Research2015 β 2016T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
- IBMDirector, Symbiotic Cognitive Systems2014 β 2015T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
- IBMDirector, Industry Research Laboratories2012 β 2014T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
- IBMResearch Staff Member and multiple Senior Manager positions2003 β 2012T.J.Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
Skills & more
Public Speaking2Team Management4Technological Innovation5Executive Leadership1Information Technology3Establishing Strategic Partnerships1Creating Laboratories1Cognitive Computing1Smarter Energy1Nanotechnology12Persuasive Presentations1Strategic Selling1
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FundraisingIntellectual PropertyPatentingTechnical PublicationManagement Of International TeamsEnergyIT StrategySemiconductorsRequirements AnalysisIntegrationSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementLanguages English Β· French Β· Italian Β· Spanish
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Colleagues at Department of Energy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Wright?
- Secretary of Energy at Department of Energy
- Where does Chris Wright work?
- Chris Wright is Secretary of Energy at Department of Energy.
- Where did Chris Wright go to school?
- Chris Wright studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,535
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