Full Name
Mo Wright
Job Title
President and CEO
Company
RAMA Consulting
Speaker Bio
Mo Wright is a highly sought-after community engagement strategist, planner and serial entrepreneur. As president of the RAMA Companies, Mo is responsible for providing executive leadership to each of the RAMA brands including, RAMA Consulting Group, a planning and engagement consulting firm specializing in Stakeholder Communications and Outreach, Organizational Development and Planning, and Diversity and Inclusion; Milan Development, a real estate holding company and business incubator and; 617 Enterprises Hospitality (investor into local brands like Our Bar and Lounge, The Linden Café and the new plant-based Lifestyle Café in Olde Town East).
As a leading engagement professional, Mo and his team are regularly leveraged to lead large scale, high stakes public participation, research and planning initiatives for public and private organizations throughout the region. Currently Mo serves as lead community engagement consultant for Blueprint Columbus, a $2.5B green-based solution to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows in Columbus. Using RAMA’s ECO-Engagement model, Mo is especially adept at involving stakeholders in meaningful, solutions-based research and feedback processes. His keen ability to deploy the right tools and strategies in the right situations has earned him the title of “master facilitator”.
He has been rated a “master trainer” and is experienced in both instructional design and delivery. Mo is consistently regarded as an excellent facilitator and is often cited for his interactive, humorous approach to training and planning. Mo has also facilitated sessions and focus groups for an extensive list of public sector and non-profit clients some of which are in a unionized environment such as state government and education leaders.
Mo is also deeply involved in the community and has served on several community boards and committees including: Columbus Metropolitan Club (past Chair/Life Member), United Way of Central Ohio (former Planning and Investment Chair), Winston-Salem State University Foundation, Huntington Bank Business Advisory Committee and the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Commission (Vice-Chair). He also was a recipient of the Business First’s “40 under 40” award in 2006. Mo currently serves as Co-Executive Director of the African American Leadership Academy designed to increase the skills and efficacy of fellows selected each year.
Prior to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Mo previously served as a congressional staffer for Congressman Melvin L. Watt (Washington, DC) and later Director of Race Relations and Diversity at the United Way of Central Ohio. Mo is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University in Political Science and holds a Master's degree from The Ohio State University in Public Administration and Workforce Development.
As a leading engagement professional, Mo and his team are regularly leveraged to lead large scale, high stakes public participation, research and planning initiatives for public and private organizations throughout the region. Currently Mo serves as lead community engagement consultant for Blueprint Columbus, a $2.5B green-based solution to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows in Columbus. Using RAMA’s ECO-Engagement model, Mo is especially adept at involving stakeholders in meaningful, solutions-based research and feedback processes. His keen ability to deploy the right tools and strategies in the right situations has earned him the title of “master facilitator”.
He has been rated a “master trainer” and is experienced in both instructional design and delivery. Mo is consistently regarded as an excellent facilitator and is often cited for his interactive, humorous approach to training and planning. Mo has also facilitated sessions and focus groups for an extensive list of public sector and non-profit clients some of which are in a unionized environment such as state government and education leaders.
Mo is also deeply involved in the community and has served on several community boards and committees including: Columbus Metropolitan Club (past Chair/Life Member), United Way of Central Ohio (former Planning and Investment Chair), Winston-Salem State University Foundation, Huntington Bank Business Advisory Committee and the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Commission (Vice-Chair). He also was a recipient of the Business First’s “40 under 40” award in 2006. Mo currently serves as Co-Executive Director of the African American Leadership Academy designed to increase the skills and efficacy of fellows selected each year.
Prior to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Mo previously served as a congressional staffer for Congressman Melvin L. Watt (Washington, DC) and later Director of Race Relations and Diversity at the United Way of Central Ohio. Mo is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University in Political Science and holds a Master's degree from The Ohio State University in Public Administration and Workforce Development.
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