'93 Graduate Leads Technology Group at Medical Broadcasting Company

Navarrow Wright, a 1993 graduate of Rider University with a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, joined Medical Broadcasting Company (MBC) as senior vice president, leading the agency's growing technology team.

Wright played on the men's basketball team and earned a varsity letter in 1991-92. He was also a member of numerous clubs and organizations while a student at Rider.

Previously, Wright was chief technology officer for BET.com, the number one African-American Internet portal run by Black Entertainment Television. Under his direction, BET.com doubled its number of registered users and unique visitors, and won numerous best-in-genre awards from companies including Yahoo! and AOL. Navarrow also served as vice president of technology for 360 Hiphop.com, a start-up created by entertainment mogul Russell Simmons.

"Navarrow has a proven track record of bringing new technology to an industry that is user friendly and produces business results," David Kramer, MBC's chief executive officer, said. "We know that pharmaceutical marketing needs to apply these principles as healthcare becomes more and more of an on-demand experience."

"I have experienced firsthand throughout my career how technology can shape life and improve the quality of people's lives, and nowhere is that more relevant today than in healthcare. MBC is the leader in utilizing new marketing technologies to reach patients and physicians, and I look forward to exploring how we can take that to the next level," said Navarrow Wright, senior vice president, technology for MBC.

Wright has more than 13 years of experience in the design and development of Web applications and is considered an authority in enterprise content management implementations. Wright's expertise has earned him a coveted place on the advisory board of many dominant Internet technology leaders, such as Akamai, Vignette and InfoWorld magazine.

He has also worked as the director of technology for Raymond Karsan Associates, a leading provider of Web-based training solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Before joining Raymond Karsan, Wright was the senior software engineer for Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, one of the largest medical book publishers in the country, in their electronic publishing department where he was instrumental in the design and development of Internet-based publishing systems for online medical journals.