The Wright Group LLC provides consulting services related to energy, environmental projects, and carbon management. It is run by Robert J. Wright, who has over 40 years of experience in both government and private sector working on issues like climate change, clean energy technologies, and carbon capture and storage. He advises on developing strategies and sharing knowledge between countries on these topics.

1. The Wright Group LLC
209 Watts Branch Parkway
Rockville, MD 20850
Robert J. Wright, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E.
Email: bob@twg-llc.org
Telephone: +1 301-807-8261
An experienced, accomplished team builder Dr. Wright offers consulting services in
developing and executing solutions and strategies for energy and environmental projects,
programs and policies. He consults on more effective ways to engage public and private
international entities.
Dr. Wright has formed The Wright Group LLC. Before that he had a 40-year career in
federal service, at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), before retiring from DOE as a Senior Advisor. Prior to his
government service, Dr. Wight spent 6-years in the private sector with Westinghouse
Electric Corporation and Curtiss Wright Corporation.
During his career Dr. Wright developed strategies and work plans for numerous energy
technologies and carbon management programs. He advised senior management with
regard to policies and programs that address climate change, alternative clean energy
technologies and carbon capture and storage (CCS). Dr. Wright developed modalities for
knowledge sharing in CCS large-scale tests, demonstration projects and R&D projects
between the U.S. and other countries. He served as the Designated Federal Official for
the National Coal Council, an advisory board to the Secretary of Energy under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Dr. Wright served three years as a member of the Maryland Governor’s Strategic Energy
Investment Fund Advisory Board. He served on the Metropolitan Washington Air
Quality Committee (MWAQC) for six years and was Chairman from January 1999
through January 2001. He has been a Congressional Fellow in the U.S. House of
Representatives and a Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Senate. Both times he provided advice
and counsel regarding a spectrum of issues with regard to energy and climate change.
He holds the following degrees and professional registrations:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Science in Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University
Master of Business Administration from Duquesne University
Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania
Registered Professional Engineer in Maryland
He was elected to three 2-year terms on the City Council of Rockville, Maryland, from
1995 through 2001. In 2013 and 2015 he managed successfully the campaigns of a sitting
Rockville City Council Member.

2. The Wright Group LLC
209 Watts Branch Parkway
Rockville, MD 20850
Robert J. Wright, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E.
Selected major accomplishments include—
At Westinghouse achieved the world’s first 100-hour test of an MHD channel
At U.S. NRC developed an application to assess materials exposed to radiation that
resulted in a five-fold reduction in the review time for certification for use in nuclear
vessels
At U.S. DOE in five years organized over 10 bilateral workshops and conferences
on CCS technology with 8 countries
At U.S. DOE developed and published the first North American Carbon Storage
Atlas
At U.S. DOE as the 2013 Manager for the Combined Federal Campaign at
headquarters raised over $1,000,000
Recent Publications and Invitations to Speak
Opportune CO2 Sources—An Assessment, Robert Wright, et al., 13th
Carbon
Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference, Pittsburgh, May 2014
The First North American Carbon Storage Atlas, Robert Wright, et al., Energy
Procedia, Volume 37, 2013, p. 5280-5289
Carnegie Mellon University Washington Speakers Series on “U.S. Climate Policy at
a Crossroads: Will Cap & Trade Be Enough”, November, 2010
Numerous workshops and presentations on the U.S. clean energy program for fossil
fuels, carbon sequestration, enhanced oil recovery and advanced energy conversion
technologies:
U.S. Department of Sate
Secretaria de Energia (SENER), Mexico
Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France
European CCS Demonstration Project Network, European Commission
U.S. Mission to the European Union
Toyota Motor Corporation
International Partnership for a Hydrogen Economy (multi-national)
Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (multi-national)
Legislative Energy Horizon Institute,
Carbon Capture and Storage Conference in Alberta, Canada
Council on Economic Cooperation Joint Public Advisory Committee, and
National Research Council
Clients
LTI Global