Board of Finance Alternate - Candidate
Kris Wright
Kris was born and raised in Connecticut. He was born into a bigger family - by today’s standards - and is the youngest of five children. His mother was a stay-at-home mom, a necessary position for keeping order in a house with five kids, and his father was a physical therapist and real estate investor. A veteran, Kris’s dad taught him discipline, leadership, to show respect, and work hard for what you want. Values Kris embraces to this day.
Upon graduating from Pomperaug highschool, Kris found himself in bootcamp. He entered the Army National Guard as a helicopter technician, a position he held for six years. While serving, Kris decided to pursue a degree. He started at Naugatuck Valley Community College where he graduated with an associate in general studies. and continued his education at Eastern Connecticut State University obtaining a bachelor’s degree in economics. While in attending the university he worked as an Army technician, played collegiate rugby and interned for Willimantic’s economic development department. In school Kris flourished and graduated with honor landing a spot in Boston University’s competitive graduate program for economics.
After graduating and fulfilling his military obligation, Kris began working as a senior data scientist for a major defense company in Connecticut, specializing in developing cost effective solutions to improve the organizations supply chain. Leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), he led the development of a tool determine whether or not his company should bid on government solicitation, saving over $200,000,
In 2024, Kris purchased his first home, in Northfield, an area dear to him as he has spent the last twelve years living in Litchfield County. Kris is very invested in Litchfield and this lovely part of the state, wishing to see it flourish not only now, but in the future.
Board of Finance Alternate - Candidate
Mike Bruni
Mike was born into a working-class family in Suffolk County, New York. His father was a union electrician maintaining traffic lights whose at-home workshop inspired Mike’s lifelong interest in science and technology. His mother was a school bus driver and later a customer service rep for the electric company.
Originally a hobby, Mike studied computer science and engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Since graduation, he’s worked to build technology start-ups in numerous verticals first as a developer and later, engineering manager and executive where he gained experience managing large budgets and other financial concerns. He was the first head of engineering at CB Insights and his reporting software has been used by the United Nations, most notably helping to achieve a ceasefire agreement at the end of the Libyan Civil War. As a leader and mentor, Mike continues working at newer start-ups helping to train a new generation of software engineers. He also enjoys volunteer work and was a longtime docent at the Bronx Zoo before moving to Northfield.
Mike and his wife moved to Litchfield in 2020 after falling in love with the town’s historic character. They now live just outside Northfield village with their daughter and a spoiled Maltese.