Eric Wright is vice president of marketing and business development at DS Simon. Since joining in 1999, he has helped grow the company's presence in many markets, including healthcare, consumer technology and entertainment.

Eric got his start in broadcasting at Home Team Sports, a regional sports cable station in Bethesda, MD after graduating from the American University. He then moved to North American Network (NAN), a radio media relations agency and spearheaded the company's expansion to New York in 1995. During his seven-year tenure at NAN, Eric rose to the rank of director of business development and client relations, and was responsible for cementing relationships with PR firms in the New York area, as well as building up the company's burgeoning entertainment business. Eric has also worked as a freelance video editor for NewSport, a national cable sports channel, and News 12 - Long Island, a regional cable news channel covering all of Long Island. In addition to PCNY, Eric is a founding member of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society's (EPPS) New York Chapter.