. Wright, who advocates for 'better human lives by expanding access to abundant, affordable, and reliable energy,' does not have political experience, but is being endorsed by his peer executives to be the next U.S. Secretary of Energy. 'Chris is an excellent choice for Secretary of Energy,' Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, told Bloomberg. Pyle led Donald Trump's Energy Department's transition team in 2016.
Wright completed an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at MIT and graduate work in Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley and MIT. In 1992, he founded Pinnacle Technologies, whose innovations helped launch commercial shale gas production and created an industry in hydraulic fracture mapping. Wright was also chairman of Stroud Energy, an early shale gas producer, before selling to shale pioneer Range Resources in 2006.