Beth-Sarah Wright

Writer. Speaker.

Passionate advocate for authenticity in our lives and in our communities.

Official Biography:

Atlanta-based writer and speaker, Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright is the author of five books, most recently "DIGNITY: Seven Strategies for Creating Authentic Community", which lays out a comprehensive lens through which to identify and solve for persistent barriers to authenticity in our communities, by bridging the gap between who we say we are and hope to be and our current, lived realities. A former college professor at NYU and Spelman College, she currently serves as the Director of Enrollment Management at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Emory School of Medicine. She holds a PhD in Performance Studies from New York University, an MPhil in Anthropology from Cambridge University and a BA (magna cum laude) from Princeton University in Sociology and Afro-American studies. Dr. Wright is originally from Jamaica and has lived and studied worldwide, from Edinburgh, Scotland to San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is married to Robert C. Wright, the Episcopal Bishop of Atlanta and they are parents to 5 children.