Thomas Wright was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1997 with Bachelor of Art degrees in Marketing and Russian. Thomas graduated from Quince Orchard High School in the Washington D.C. metro area in 1991 after being selected to be a United States Senate Page by Senator Orrin Hatch and former Senator Jake Garn.
After the prestigious firm of Lewis Wolcott & Dornbush Real Estate was affiliated with Sotheby's International Realty Thomas became a partner, where he serves as the President and Principal Broker of Summit Sotheby's International Realty.
Prior to joining Summit Sotheby's International Realty, he was a top producing agent with Prudential Utah Real Estate where he was licensed for several years. He also served as the marketing director for Coldwell Banker Premier Realty and was responsible for the marketing initiatives for several hundred real estate agents in offices all across the state of Utah.
Thomas has implemented many innovative and successful real estate marketing strategies and ventures that have influenced the residential real estate brokerage industry across the country. He was a former partner of the largest real estate photography company in the United States and co-authored two patents related to online lead generation. Thomas has also been a national speaker in the real estate industry, speaking to large and small groups about lead generation, effective management of leads, innovative sales techniques, and web site creation.
Thomas is an avid amateur golfer. While in high school, his team won the Maryland State Golf Championship. Thomas then played for the University of Utah, participating in several major NCAA competitions, most of which were won by Tiger Woods. Thomas enjoys traveling the world, which has included a three week safari in Africa, a two week golf excursion to Scotland and an Arctic Circle fishing adventure for Northern Pike. Thomas is a civically-minded citizen and has been elected and appointed to serve on several key organizations in the community. Thomas is married to Caroline Wright and has three daughters and one son.