Email: kwright0(at)uw.edu
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, Washington 98195
Kelly Breslin Wright
- Affiliate Instructor of Marketing and International Business
Education
- MBA University of Pennsylvania (1998)
- BA Stanford University (1992)
Academic Expertise
- culture
- entrepreneurship
- go-to-market
- organizational behavior
- sales
- scaling
- strategy
Positions Held
- Member of Board of Directors for Amperity, Fastly, and Even Responsible Finance
- Board of Advisors for data.world and previously for Dropbox
- Executive Vice President, Sales at Tableau Software 2005 – 2016
- Vice President Sales, AtHoc 1999 – 2005
- Consultant, Bain & Company 1998 – 1999
- Consultant, McKinsey & Company 1997
- Mortgage Sales, Bank of America 1993 – 1996
- Sales and Training, Dale Carnegie Training – 1992 – 1993
- Sales and Management, The Southwestern Company 1988 – 1992
Selected Publications
- “Building An Olympic Team“Journal Article:Wright, K., (2018). Linkedin
- “School of Hard Knocks“Journal Article:Wright, K., (2018). Thrive Global
- “Guardian of the Culture“Journal Article:Wright, K., (2018). Medium
Academic Service
- Board of Advisors for the Professional Sales Program at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business 2015 - Present
- Stanford LEAD Council 2017 - Present
- Stanford Seattle Advisors - 2018 - Present
Courses Taught
- Marketing 579: Go-To-Market Strategy
Selected Presentations
- GGV Founder Real Talk Podcast with Glenn Solomon and Crystal Huang – recorded April 19, 2018. Published September 2018.
- Sirius XM Business Radio 111 hosted by The Wharton School Career Talk with Dawn Graham on May 12, 2018 in Philadelphia at 20th Wharton Reunion
- Southwestern The Action Catalyst Podcast with Dan Moore Part 1 of 2 – July 27, 2018 – Company Culture and Delegation
- Southwestern The Action Catalyst Podcast with Dan Moore Part 2 of 2 – August 2, 2018 – Keeping the Vision Alive