Mary Wright

Mary Wright served as president of Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. (WHPC) from 2016 to 2025, overseeing $690 million in affordable housing assets and $115 million in annual revenue. Under her leadership, WHPC became Wisconsin’s largest owner of affordable housing, with more than 9,000 units across 57 counties. She restructured WHPC into an employee-managed organization, ensuring financial stability and earning a Standard & Poor’s AA- rating. Previously, Ms. Wright held executive lending roles at Wells Fargo and Johnson Bank, where she expanded community investment and led development of the New Markets Tax Credit program, securing $174 million through a national CDFI competition. She also served as director of multifamily at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, managing lending, tax credit allocation and risk oversight. Ms. Wright holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and completed executive education at UW and Graduate Banking School at Southern Methodist University.