Howard Wright is an entrepreneur and executive with extensive business experience in the transportation, logistics, tourism and hospitality sectors. He has a record of success building companies through the strategic acquisition and development of best-in-class properties and service providers.

Mr. Wright is Chairman of Seattle Hospitality Group (SHG), which he founded in 2002. SHG is a holding company with interests in best-in-class event management, hospitality, tourism, and transportation companies in the Pacific Northwest. SHG, ranked in the top 40 of private companies in Washington state, oversees 400 employees with revenues in excess of $100 million.

SHG is recognized as an excellent employer. The company creates a best-in-class work environment and received the Baldridge Award for Progressive Work Environment.

Howard Wright is the managing partner of the Sheraton Grand Seattle, a 1,236-room convention-category hotel ranked #2 in North America in Marriott's Sheraton brand.

Mr. Wright also serves on the boards of several closely held restaurant and hotel ownership groups. Among the Seattle-area properties in these portfolios are Kenmore Air Harbor, Ethan Stowell Restaurants, MTR Western, the Space Needle Corporation, and Cascina Spinnasse, recognized as one of the top five Italian restaurants in North America.