Winter 2011
At the Helm: Jeff Wright
A few minutes with the chairman of Seattle's Space Needle.
By Patricia Olsen
At the Helm: Jeff Wright
Chairman, Space Needle, Seattle
Generation of family ownership: Third. There were originally five partners. My father, who was part of Howard H. Wright Construction, bought out his partners in the Space Needle in 1982.
Company revenue for 2009: $35 million.
Number of employees: 450 at our peak time (summer).
Years with the company: 13.
First job at this company: Chairman. Previously I worked for Bechtel, an engineering and construction company based in San Francisco. After five years I was homesick for Seattle, so I returned and developed residential properties and retirement housing. My father passed away and I was elected chairman …
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