A successful business and entrepreneurial leader, Miles Wright has founded five separate companies and served as CEO of two others, creating more than 500 jobs in North Carolina. His previous firms spanned multiple industries, including nanotechnology, real estate, graphic arts, publishing, and software development. For six years he worked to commercialize advanced technology as Executive-in-Residence at North Carolina State University, consulting with a large number of startup and early-stage companies across many disciplines. Miles is also a founding mentor in the Social Innovations Fellows Program at NCSU. In 2014 he was awarded Life Science Executive of the Year for the Research Triangle Park area. 

Miles has served on a number of area boards and consulted with a wide array of corporate and non-profit ventures. He has co-founded two non-profit groups and continues to be actively involved in the community.