The Washington Football Team has hired Jason Wright as their new team president. He is the first Black president of an NFL team.
Recently, one former longtime Washington employee said the team needed to add more diverse voices but also needed to expand its net to search for talent. Too often, this person said, the organization relied on a small circle to choose high-level employees.
Wright's hiring shows a wider net was cast. He had been a partner in the operations practice of McKinsey & Company, a global strategy and management consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Among other aspects, Wright focused on getting executive-level managers to help in environmental matters. He also co-piloted McKinsey's anti-racism and inclusion strategy and helped create the Black Economic Forum.
In Washington, Wright will lead a franchise that has undergone severe changes in the past several months. The organization decided to retire its former name and, for now, will be called the Washington Football Team. There was also a damaging report in The Washington Post last month detailing sexual harassment cases involving five former employees.
In multiple stories, ESPN has detailed issues surrounding what many called a toxic atmosphere in the building. Among the solutions many employees, current and former, wanted were a strong leader in the president's role and more diverse voices. Washington also hired Julie Donaldson to head its communications division, making her the team's highest-ranking female executive.
Wright played seven years in the NFL as a running back with four teams, retiring after the 2010 season to attend business school. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of
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