Susannah Wright

Susannah Wright is vice president and deputy general counsel at MITRE. In this role, Wright works closely with the general counsel to provide leadership and strategic direction for MITRE’s legal function, advising on the organization’s most complex and sensitive legal issues.

Wright brings more than 15 years of legal experience spanning complex litigation, employment law, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. During nearly a decade at MITRE, she has advised senior leaders on significant organizational transformations, high-stakes litigation, enterprise risk, and strategic initiatives. She leads MITRE’s Employment and Litigation practice and serves as the legal adviser for MITRE Public Sector, supporting several of MITRE’s federally funded research and development centers. Wright also helps guide the organization's enterprise risk management initiatives.

Before joining MITRE, Wright was a litigator in private practice, representing government contractors and other organizations in civil disputes before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts. She also served as a judicial law clerk.

Wright earned her bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and her J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.