Wright is in his third year as principal here at Lugoff-Elgin High School. He previously served as an assistant principal at White Knoll HS in Lexington, overseeing technology integration, operations and student discipline and wellness. Additionally, he has served on a committee to help develop new administrative leaders and a committee to combat teenage drug and alcohol use. Wright has served 29 years in education as a teacher, coach, and administrator.

Wright has served as a business education teacher, and coach at Westside HS (Anderson), AC Flora HS (Columbia), Lower Richland HS (Hopkins), Lake Marion HS (Santee) and Dutch Fork HS (Irmo).  His coaching career includes serving as an assistant on the 2013 state championship football team and as the head track coach on the state championship in 2016 at Dutch Fork HS. Wright is a graduate of South Carolina State University where he attained a degree in Business Education and was a letterman on the football team as a defensive back. He also holds a Masters degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina.