David A. Wright

David Austin Wright
Official portrait, 2023
19th Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In office
August 1, 2025 – January 8, 2026
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byHo Nieh
In office
January 20, 2025 – June 30, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChristopher T. Hanson
Succeeded byhimself
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Assumed office
August 1, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byhimself
In office
May 30, 2018 – June 30, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byJeff Baran
Succeeded byhimself
Personal details
Born
PartyRepublican
EducationClemson University (BA)
AwardsOrder of the Palmetto
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David Austin Wright is an American businessman, politician, and energy policy advisor, and member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a five-year term expiring on June 30, 2025 after being nominated by President Donald Trump in May 2017 and again in January 2020 and confirmed by the United States Senate. On January 20, 2025, President Trump designated him as the NRC's Chairman.