Bruce Wright lives in Ladera Ranch, California and is a retired commander in the U.S. Navy. He is a Vietnam War Veteran who served three tours of duty; work that exposed him to Agent Orange, which caused his cancers. Bruce also worked in military aerospace for 30 years and has been an active 10-year member of the CLL Society, a non-profit, peer-to-peer support, education, and advocacy organization. He continues to serve in several CLL Society roles including - Chair of the CLL Society’s Patient Advisory Board, Senior Support Group Advisor overseeing 10 groups across the country, Patient Educator, and Veteran Advisor. In this last capacity he has mentored more than 87 veterans and helped them receive the benefits they earned in service to our Nation. Bruce has a deep knowledge of the Department of Veterans Affairs that includes the Veterans Benefits Administration, which oversees disability, insurance, and other benefits as well as the Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated health care system in the country. Additionally, Bruce participates in SWOG as the Community Advocate representing Military Veterans. SWOG is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) supported organization that conducts clinical trials in adult cancers. Comprising more than 4,000 cancer researchers at more than 650 institutions across the United States and Canada, it is one of the largest of the NCI's clinical trial cooperative groups supported by (NCI) and its National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
Bruce is a survivor of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and prostate cancer.