Stephen Wright, a 1999 Thomas More University graduate who played football for the Saints before building a 27-year career in financial planning, has been appointed to the Crestview Hills university's Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
Wright will serve on the Finance, Business, and Capital Planning Committee alongside committee chair Lytle Thomas and Rick Rollino, the university's executive vice president and chief financial officer, according to a university announcement.
Thomas More President Joseph L. Chillo said Wright brings "deep strategic financial expertise" and that the university looks forward to his contributions as the board guides its mission forward.
Wright is a senior financial advisor and partner at MCF Advisors, a Kentucky-based registered investment advisory firm with offices in Northern Kentucky that oversees approximately $4.68 billion in assets. He earned his Certified Financial Planner designation in 2005 and his Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor credential in 2008. Before MCF, he held positions at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.
His ties to Thomas More run deeper than the diploma.
Wright served as president of the Alumni Board of Directors and chaired the President's Giving Society, a fundraising arm that helped fuel the university's Second Century Campaign. That campaign surpassed its $30 million goal three years ahead of schedule, raising more than $41 million as of spring 2025.
MCF Advisors expanded its Northern Kentucky footprint in late April when it acquired Newport-based Hoff Bujnoch & Associates, a wealth management firm overseeing roughly $250 million in assets. The firm has been named among the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for seven consecutive years.
Wright lives in Northern Kentucky with his wife, Amy, and their three children. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business with an emphasis in finance from Thomas More in 1999. The board included approximately 22 members as of spring 2025, and Wright's appointment adds financial industry experience to the committee overseeing the university's capital planning during a growth period.
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