Nathaniel Wright

Dr. Nathaniel S. Wright grew up in Queens, New York and earned a B.A. in political science and a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Binghamton University. Upon completion of his MPA he served as the City Planner of Binghamton, New York, were he represented the City of Binghamton’s Planning Department and other City agencies such as the Zoning Board of Appeals and the City Planning Commission. This duty required him to research and interpret local and state laws, prepare legal decisions, review small and large scale site plans, coordinate with City, County and State entities, assist residents, community agencies and developers as they navigated through the zoning process. He later accepted a position with the Department of Planning and Economic Development for Broome County, New York where he continued his work as a planner.

In 2014, he received his PhD in Public Administration from the University of Kansas. Upon receiving his doctorate he joined the faculty of the University of Louisville as an Assistant Professor of Urban and Public Affairs and later joined the faculty of the College of Business at Sullivan University in Louisville, KY.

Today, he serves as an assistant professor of public administration in the department of political science at Texas Tech University. Dr. Wright's research contributions have been recognized through publications in the leading academic journals in his specialty of nonprofit management and organizational performance. His research interests include Urban Policy and Administration, Nonprofit Management, Local Government and community and economic development.