Nykia Wright

Nykia Wright is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of REALTORS®. Nykia brings a breadth of executive leadership and strategic advisory experience with her. Prior to assuming the role in November of 2023, Nykia was the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Sun-Times, the oldest continuously published news publication in the state of Illinois. As CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times, she led the newspaper through a sweeping digital transformation and a merger with WBEZ (Chicago Public Media). She is a recognized leader in the journalism industry who was responsible for managing significant disruption, driving change, and implementing digital transformation at the newspaper.​ Nykia has a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA in General Management and Strategy from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.