Mary Wright

Mary R. Wright served as President of the Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. (WHPC) in Madison, Wisconsin from 2016-2025 and was responsible for the organization’s growth, leadership team, and management of affordable housing assets. During her tenure, WHPC became the largest owner of affordable housing in Wisconsin with over 9,000 units located in 57 out of 72 counties. Prior to joining WHPC, Ms. Wright held executive lending positions at Wells Fargo (2013-2016) and Johnson Bank (2000-2010), developing client relationships, providing financial solutions, and expanding market share in commercial and industry sectors, commercial real estate and community development. From 2010 to 2013, Ms. Wright served as Director of Multifamily at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), overseeing a division responsible for lending, tax credit allocation, risk management, compliance and policy development. Earlier in her career she held many other positions at WHEDA including disposition of real estate assets, underwriting, asset management and Manager of the Multifamily Development team. Ms. Wright has served and continues to serve on multiple boards including WHPC (2017-present), Impact Seven (2022-2025), Group Health Cooperative Southwest (2001-2016), Journey Mental Health (2008-2024), and Forward Community Investments (FCI) (2016-2023). Ms. Wright graduated from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse with a B.S. in Business Administration and continued her executive education at the University of Wisconsin. She also attended the Graduate Banking School at Southern Methodist University.