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  • Matthew Wright - Founder & Executive Chairman, Specright

    Matthew Wright

    Founder & Executive Chairman, Specright

    Matthew Wright is the founder & executive chairman of Specright, the first cloud-based platform for Specification Management. Specright has been recognized by Fast Company’s prestigious Most Innovative Companies list, named a Gartner Cool Vendor, and as one of the Top Places to Work by the OC Register and Built in LA. Wright is also a published author and his book, “The Evolution of Products and Packaging,”was named to the Amazon Hot New Release List for Industrial Relations Business and has a five star rating. 

    Prior to founding Specright, Wright spent more than 25 years in the packaging industry, holding leadership positions at International Paper, Temple Inland, and rightPAQ — a packaging company he co-founded. He has also been involved in leading multiple M&A deals in the packaging industry, currently sits on the MSU School of Packaging and Industry Advisory Board and previously served on the Packaging Advisory Board at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo.

  • Mike Boese

    CEO, Specright

    Mike Boese is the CEO of Specright. He is a seasoned software executive with over two decades of executive leadership working with SMB and Enterprise customers at industry-leading companies like Taleo, SAP, PeopleSoft, and Oracle as well as scaling B2B SaaS startups. Most recently, Boese was CEO of Hearsay, a company specializing in digital client engagement for financial services firms. As CEO of Hearsay Corporation, he drove substantial new growth, significantly improved customer and employee satisfaction, and expanded the company’s headcount by 50%. He also oversaw the implementation of operational best practices and robust product innovations—including AI/ML capabilities—which culminated in a successful merger with Yext (NYSE: YEXT). Prior to Hearsay, Boese served as CEO of Certent Corporation, transforming it from a niche SaaS equity management provider into a multi-pillar, international fintech solutions leader.

    He holds an MBA from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.

Why You Need Specright

When everyone has access to specifications, amazing things happen – faster product development, improved quality, and less waste.

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With 5 million+ products on Specright’s Specification Data Management (SDM) platform, we’re helping some of the world’s largest companies and challenger brands optimize costs, accelerate innovation, and reduce waste.

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