Adam L. Wright
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Adam L. Wright
Chief Executive Officer
Pilot Company
Knoxville, Tennessee
Appointed: January 2025
Term expires: December 31, 2027
Adam Wright has served as chief executive officer for Pilot Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and employs 30,000 team members. Founded in 1958, Pilot is dedicated to showing people they matter at every turn and keeps North America's drivers moving as the leading energy and experience provider people rely on to fuel their journeys. As the largest network of travel centers, Pilot has nearly 900 locations in 44 states and five Canadian provinces, serving an average of 1.2 million guests per day. The company operates the third-largest fuel tanker fleet in North America and supplies approximately 12 billion gallons of fuel per year. Pilot is committed to shaping the future of energy as one of the largest providers of biodiesel and renewable fuels and through its development of an EV charging network and low carbon fueling alternatives.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Wright served as chief operating officer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company from 2021 to 2023. He also served as president and chief executive officer for MidAmerican Energy Company from 2018 to 2021. He held various executive-level positions with Berkshire Hathaway Energy since joining the company in 1996.
He is a member of the board of directors of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Past board service includes the Nuclear Energy Institute, Iowa Business Council, Iowa Utility Association, American Gas Association, Governor Reynolds’ COVID-19 Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Rejuvi Ventures LLC, John R. Grubb YMCA, Science Center of Iowa, Tom Osborne’s Teammates, and Hope Center for Kids.
Mr. Wright holds a BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska.