Jennifer Wright

Background

About Jennifer Wright

As a public finance professional at the Texas Department of Transportation, Jennifer Wright manages multi-billion dollar debt and financing programs of the Texas Transportation Commission. She ensures that the issuance of debt and investment of trust funds are performed in a manner that serves the public interest, complies with state and federal tax and securities law and is within the guidelines of adopted policies. While at TxDOT, she has managed multiple debt refinancings achieving hundreds of millions of dollars of savings for Texas taxpayers. Ms. Wright competently grasps public finance concepts and applies them in her management of the department’s debt and investment portfolios and participation in public private partnership procurements, resulting in sound recommendations to executive leadership. Prior to her career in public finance she worked in the field of human resources and benefit plan administration. Ms. Wright received her bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University.