Lee Wright
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MM, Concentrations in economics, finance, marketing, and management policy 1985-01-01 - 1987-01-01
Drake University
BSBA, Management 1978-01-01 - 1982-01-01Work Experience
The Pursuit of History
Current
The Pursuit of History
History Camp
Current
History Camp
The History List Store
Current
The History List Store
The History List
Current
The History List
Psionic
2019-01-01 - 2022-04-01
Psionic
IsopWright
2015-01-01 - 2019-01-01
IsopWright
The Marlborough Historical Society
2007-01-01 - 2019-01-01
The Marlborough Historical Society
The Pen Group
2010-01-01 - 2017-12-01
The Pen Group
Wyconn
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-01
Wyconn
Weft
2013-08-01 - 2014-12-01
Weft
Skills
Summary
Connecting people to history through innovative in-person and online programs (History Camp and Pursuit of History Weekends) through the non-profit I lead (The Pursuit of History) and through the website I run (The History List) and the products I design and offer (The History List Store and The History List Rare Finds). Founded The Pursuit of History (ThePursuitOfHistory.org), History Camp (HistoryCamp.org), The History List (TheHistoryList.com) and The History List Store (TheHistoryList.com/store), creative initiatives to increase engagement with history and connect people from all walks of life to history in their communities and across the country. Earlier: A track record of innovation as a leader of new initiatives at Fortune 500 firms and as a founder, consultant to, and member of the management teams of pioneering new ventures. Most recent work for other ventures: CMO at Psionic, pioneering advanced navigation and sensing for Space and Defense, including for GPS-denied navigation. Worked closely with business unit heads on strategic sales critical to the company's success, including identifying decision makers and influencers and developing ways to engage with them to introduce our products. Specialties: - Building and launching new solutions, including database-driven sites (1994), web usability (1997), wireless applications (2000), mobile developer communities (2001), identity services infrastructure (2004), history 2.0 (2008 and ongoing), social media marketing tools (2013), advanced logistics systems (2013), M2M (2014), B2B platforms in travel and in enterprise content management (2014), advanced sensing technologies for applications in Space, Defense, and Automotive industries (2018 and continuing to today). Experience includes telecom and mobile; financial services; the web, including usability, commerce, social, and community; developer program design and management; logistics and IoT; security and identity; enterprise platforms; advanced sensing technologies; GPS-denied navigation; and, non-profit arts, social services, and humanities organizations. A note to those interested in connecting via LinkedIn: I'm happy to discuss business or other matters, but only accept invitations from people I know.
