MITRE Names Susannah Wright Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

McLean, Va., & Bedford, Mass., Oct. 14, 2026 – MITRE has named Susannah Wright vice president and deputy general counsel. Wright brings more than 15 years of legal experience spanning complex litigation, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and expert advice for organizations on significant legal and institutional matters.

In this role, Wright will help lead MITRE’s Office of General Counsel, providing strategic legal counsel to senior leadership on complex legal and organizational challenges, enterprise risk, and matters critical to advancing MITRE’s mission.

“Susannah has consistently demonstrated strong judgment and leadership while advising on some of the company’s most complex and sensitive legal and business matters,” said Mark Peters, president and CEO, MITRE. “MITRE’s legal function requires not just the ability to identify and mitigate risk, but the expertise to understand potential challenges, assess tradeoffs, and identify sound paths forward. Susannah will continue to provide important contributions to MITRE in support of our federal sponsors.”

During nearly a decade at MITRE, Wright has served as a trusted adviser to senior leadership on significant organizational transformations, high-stakes litigation, internal investigations, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives. She leads MITRE’s Employment and Litigation practice, serves as legal adviser to MITRE Public Sector, and plays a key role in advancing MITRE’s enterprise risk management program.

Prior to joining MITRE, Wright represented government contractors and other organizations in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts and served as a judicial law clerk. She earned her undergraduate degree from Auburn University and her J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

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