Matthew Wright graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Rutgers University in 2003.  He began his career as a trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) before moving on to trade futures contracts with Lind-Waldock.

In 2006 he joined the wholesaling world with Managers Investment Group representing boutique asset managers ranging from Alternatives to Bonds in Mutual Funds, SMA’s and Asset Allocation Models.  He then spent a decade with Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM) as a Sub-Account wholesaler in the annuity space followed by a 5-year position with T. Rowe Price in the same role.  Matthew acquired the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation in 2014.

Finally, he landed at Principal in 2022 as the annuity wholesaler covering the southwest.  His mission is to simplify economic, capital market, and annuity concepts for client consumption while helping advisors grow their practice through out of the box client engagement.

Matthew lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Celia, son Sebastian and daughter Camila.  He has over 11,000 skydives, including 5 World Records, is a Level 1 Sommelier and enjoys traveling, cooking, skiing, surfing, golfing, and base jumping.