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Elisabeth Wright

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Elisabeth Wright is the program manager for the International Defense Acquisition Resource Management program in the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA. She also teaches resident and in country courses within the program. Prior to her current appointment, she was the Director of the Master of Science Program in Acquisition Management at The George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management.

Professor Wright holds her doctorate from the University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning and Development. She was the recipient of the Bryce Harlow Fellowship for graduate studies, receiving her Master of Science degree in Acquisition and Contract Management, with honors, from Florida Tech. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business degree from the University of Maryland. Prior to her career in academia, she was a senior level acquisition manager within the Department of the Navy and the Department of Energy.

Professor Wright is designated a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) and was awarded the fellow's distinction by the National Contract Management Association. She is a frequent speaker at various conferences and is a former member of the Research Advisory Board of the Federal Acquisition Institute. She is a former member of the Acquisition Corps, Department of the Navy.

Publications

Defense Acquisition Management: A Reader, published in June 2010, is a collection of articles on various aspects of Defense Acquisition Management. It was prepared by the faculty of the IDARM Program and is the initiative of Dr. Elisabeth Wright, the IDARM Program Manager. Her previously published textbooks include Risk in Contracting; and Contract Administration for the Contracts Manager. She is a contributing author to The Journal of Public Procurement and Contract Management. Her work on Contract Changes is published in the 2003 edition of the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy.

Program Manager for the International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) Program
Tel 831 656 2469
Cell 831 915 4231
Fax 831 656-7680
Email ewright@nps.edu

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