Biography

Emory M. Wright is Executive Vice President, Direct Fabrication Platform Operations responsible for building Align Technology’s world-class direct fabrication operation that can scale to support the global demand for our next generation products and services and future orthodontic and dental appliances. He joined the company in 2000, and since then has served in several roles within operations. Mr. Wright was instrumental in building Align Technology's world-class manufacturing operations and was promoted to Vice President, Operations in December 2007, and most recently, Mr. Wright held the position of Executive Vice President, Global Operations where he was responsible for Align Technology’s global manufacturing and operation activities. Prior to joining Align Technology, Mr. Wright spent more than 8 years in research, product development and operations positions at various medical device and biotechnology companies in the Silicon Valley. During that time, he led worldwide manufacturing, engineering, planning, materials/procurement and distribution/logistics organizations. Mr. Wright holds an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University and a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.