Dawn J. Wright

Dawn J. Wright serves as Chief Scientist at ESRI and holds a Courtesy Professorship in Geography and Oceanography at Oregon State University. She specializes in applying GIS to marine and coastal regions, with notable editorial contributions to Undersea with GIS and Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems.

Her research emphasizes geospatial technologies for oceanic and environmental analysis. While the ocean supports 97% of Earth's life, Wright highlights that less than 5% of submerged regions have been systematically studied, underscoring the importance of her work in bridging this gap.