| Jessica L. Wright | |
| Office: | Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness |
| President: | Barack Obama |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2013 |
| Term End: | March 31, 2015 Acting: January 1, 2013 – June 25, 2014 |
| Preceded: | Erin C. Conaton |
| Succeeded: | Robert Wilkie |
| Office1: | United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs |
| President1: | Barack Obama |
| Term Start1: | May 25, 2012 |
| Term End1: | October 15, 2012 |
| Preceded1: | Dennis M. McCarthy |
| Succeeded1: | Todd A. Weiler |
| Office2: | 50th Adjutant General of Pennsylvania |
| Governor2: | Ed Rendell |
| Term Start2: | October 13, 2004 |
| Term End2: | October 29, 2010 |
| Preceded2: | William B. Lynch |
| Succeeded2: | Stephen Sischo |
| Birth Name: | Jessica Lynn Garfola |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Monessen, Pennsylvania |
| Spouse: | Charles Edwin Wright |
| Alma Mater: | Alderson–Broaddus College Webster University U.S. Army War College |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Branch: | United States Army (National Guard) |
| Serviceyears: | 1975–2010 |
| Rank: | Major general |
Jessica Lynn Wright (née Garfola; born November 2, 1952) was the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness of the United States Department of Defense.[1]
In 2020, she was inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame. [2]
Wright retired at the end of March 2015, and was succeeded by Brad Carson as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.[3] Laura Junor is the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.[4]
Wright previously served as the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.[4] [5] [6]
In 2020, Wright was inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame. [7]