Jason H. Wright

Jason H. Wright is senior vice president of Communications & Public Affairs at Merrill Lynch.

As senior communications strategist, Mr. Wright holds global responsibility for all external and internal communications activities, including media and government relations; employee, business group, executive, shareholder and public policy communications; corporate marketing and brand identity, and other related activities.

Before joining Merrill Lynch in September 2003, he was principal of his own firm, Geer Mountain Holdings, LLC, providing capital and advisory services to several companies in the business services and consumer products industries.

From 1993 to 2000, he served as head of worldwide communications at Nabisco Group Holdings Corporation. He joined the corporation's predecessor, RJR Nabisco, in 1990. Previously, Mr. Wright was director of corporate and financial communications of Aetna, Inc., where he worked from 1982 to 1990.

Mr. Wright received a degree in government from Georgetown University.