K. Dixon Wright began his career in the surety industry in 1981. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience, working with both large brokerages and as the owner of North Coast Surety Insurance Services, a specialty surety agency, and North Coast Surety Technologies, a technology company.

In 2009, Wells Fargo Insurance Services acquired North Coast Surety Insurance Services, while North Coast Surety Technologies transitioned to Surety Resource Connection (now SRC Digital Insurance Services). SRC focuses on developing next-generation products and services to address industry needs.

Dixon has been a strong advocate for open standards and interoperability, aiming to tackle one of the surety industry’s most significant challenges: improving access to surety credit for small and emerging businesses. Smaller companies often struggle to secure financial support due to high administrative costs relative to their revenue. By reducing these costs, smaller businesses become more attractive clients for financial service providers.

A key focus of Dixon's efforts has been expanding the XBRL taxonomy to include commonly used data fields tailored to the Construction, Energy, and Transportation industries. Enhanced efficiency from these efforts benefits small businesses and helps large public and private entities meet evolving technological demands.

Beyond expanding access to surety credit, Dixon is also engaged in developing data modeling tools and analytics for performance measurement. These tools aim to better manage contractor default risk and monitor utility interconnection projects. One such innovation, a beta Performance Measurement dashboard, was submitted to the Department of Energy’s Apps for Energy Contest – Data by Design. This work was later integrated into the DOE-funded Orange Button initiative.

Dixon’s work with XBRL includes exploring how contractor financial statements can be shared with surety companies more effectively. By streamlining underwriting processes, small companies can enjoy the same interoperability advantages as larger, publicly traded entities. His objective is to align industry-specific standards across various trade associations to improve access to surety credit for small and emerging businesses, enabling their participation in community-serving projects.

Additionally, Dixon is working to integrate XBRL standards into the development of the nation’s smart grid infrastructure. His goal is to ensure that small and emerging companies can secure surety credit and participate in these projects. By incorporating open standards into project management tools, utility companies and developers can access a broader pool of qualified, bonded local contractors while effectively managing contractor default risks.

2024 - Present, Founder and Board Member, OB Alliance Inc. (501c3)

2021 - Present, President

Surety Resources Corporation DBA SRC Digital Insurance Services

2009 - Present, Chairman

Surety Resource Connection

2017 - 2023, Senior Vice President - Surety

USI Insurance Services.

2009 - 2017, Senior Vice President, Surety
Wells Fargo Insurance Services

2005 - 2009 President

North Coast Surety Technologies

1994 - 2009 President

North Coast Surety Insurance Services

1990 - 1994 Surety Broker
Sedgwick

1981 - 1990 Surety Manager
Fairmont Insurance Company

1981 California State University Chico

Degree in Economics

1980 Surety Underwriter
South Coast Surety

Energy Storage Association

Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage (ACES) Working Group

ENERGY STORAGE BEST PRACTICE GUIDE

Chapter 4: Technical Performance- Data Interoperability

Appendix 1: Chronology and Historical Resource

Appendix 2: Leadership and Resources

Appendix 3: Global Climate Action Summit Impact Event

Chapter 7: Risk Management- Surety

2019 US Dept of Energy RFI - Challenges and Opportunities for the American Solar Industry

2019 Pacific Gas & Electric RFA - Public Benefit and Commercial Interest

Third-Party Energy Efficiency Implementers to Design, Propose, And Implement Energy Savings Services and/or Programs (“3P Programs”)

2018 US Dept of Commerce - Cross Agency Priority Goal: Leveraging Data As A Strategic Asset

2017 US Dept of Transportation: Reducing Burdens for Construction of Infrastructure

2015 US Department of Energy - Solar Bankability Data to Advance Transactions and Access

2014 US Department of Energy - Buildings University Innovators and Leaders Development

2014 US Depart of Energy And The Green Button Initiative - Open Data By Design Contest

Construction Performance Measurement Dashboard Using XBRL-CET

2012 XBRL Contest - Improving Access to Surety Credit for Small and Emerging Companies

July 2025

US DOT Initiative: Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems Program (ADCMS)

June 2025

ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Symposium

February 2025

HARMONY: Human-Centric Analytics for Resilient & Modernized Power sYstems

Collaboration Concept Paper

December 2024

OB Alliance Inc. Formed to Accelerate Next-Generation Infrastructure for DER Integration

September 2024

Digital 360 Summit

Roadmap for Next Generation Infrastructure

BIM Coordinators Summit

April 2024

Construction Progress Coalition AEC Summit

Tag the Doc

November 17, 2023

DOE Concept Paper - Metaverse and the International Digital Ecosystem Architecture (IDEA)

Policy, Planning and Permitting for Next Generation Energy and Agricultural Infrastructure, Microgrids, Community Resiliency and Agrivoltaics

September 6, 2023

Digital 360 Summit - Smart Infrastructure: The Road to COP28

Digital 360 Summit – Alfred Berkeley – Hall of Fame

January 25, 2023

Energy Finance Dinner

Next Generation Infrastructure for Finance, Construction and Operations

December 16, 2022

DOE Smart Grid Grants

Concept Paper - Expand XBRL Taxonomy to Support Model Digital Ecosystem for Community Resiliency

November 18, 2022

Cost Benefit of Data Interoperability and the Value of Performance Data

September 25, 2022

Submission to DOE for Non-Traditional Grant Request

DATA ACT 2.0 - Digital Ecosystems for the Energy Grid

September 7, 2022

Digital 360 Summit

Digital Infrastructure Panel

November 16, 2021

SolarPower World Webcast

Data Harmonization Strategies: The Key to Scaling Up Solar Projects & Mitigating Financial Risks

UC Berkeley Center for Catastrophic Risk Management

Digital Ecosystem for Infrastructure Reliability – Attracting Capital and Financial Markets to Infrastructure

2019 California Assembly and Senate Testimony

SB-598 Open Financial Statements Act

Assembly

Senate

Digital 360 Summit

2020 Digital 360 Summit

New Financial Tools

2019 Digital 360 Summit

New Regulations, Financial Tools, and Business Models - Video

Hosted Impact Events

January 13, 2020, New York

September 24, 2019 Salt Lake City

During Solar Power International Conference

July 17, 2019 San Francisco

September 14, 2018 San Francisco

During the Global Climate Action Summit

Presentations / Conferences

January 23, 2019

U.S. DOE Energy Storage Financing Summit
New York City

April 16, 2019

Energy Storage Annual Conference

Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage (ACES) Workshop
Phoenix, Arizona

March 28-29, 2018
SEIA Codes & Standards Symposium
Building Future Solutions: System Safety and Performance Certification
San Diego

April 19, 2018

Orange Button XBRL Developers Conference

Initial Solar System Performance Data Set - Data Exchange Pilot

May 3, 2017

Data Interoperability to Promote Clean Energy and Small Business

Office of Congressman Darrell Issa

Ronald Reagan Conference Room Washington, DC

April 5, 2017
Smart Grid Data Interoperability in Support of Surety Based Risk Management
Atlanta

December 6-7, 2016
PV Operations & Maintenance and Asset Management Conference and Exhibition

San Francisco

November 30, 2016

Construction of Energy and Transportation Projects

November 10, 2016

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel National Convention

Orange Button Working Group Session

Capital Hilton - Washington DC

November 8, 2016

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel National Convention
Panelist: Managing Change in the New Energy Economy

Washington DC

September 28, 2016

Smarter Cities Innovation Summit

XBRL-CET / SGIP PAP25 Working Group

Washington DC

September 14, 2016
Solar Power International
Panelist: Data Transparency and the Path to Project Liquidity and Capital

July 20, 2016

Orange Button for Building the Smart Grid

The Balance Between Data Interoperability, IOT And Cyber Risk

Wells Fargo Bank Penthouse

March 1, 2016

EUCI

Solar Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Best Practices

Risk Management

Phoenix, Arizona

February 23, 2016
NREL Photovoltaic Module Reliability Workshop
Lakewood, Colorado 80228

February 24, 2016

NREL Cyber Physical Systems Security and Resilience Center

The Cyber Risk of Data Interoperability and Data Exchange

Golden Colorado

November 3, 2015

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel National Convention

Panelist: New Smart Innovators

Presenter: SGIP PAP25 - Smart Grid Bankability

New Orleans

October 9, 2015

SB-Data Symposium on Cybersecurity and FIBO
Webinar Hosted by EDM Council

Overview of SB-Data and Data Interoperability

Cybersecurity and SB-Daba

Data Standards - XBRL and FIBO

Link to EDM Site for recorded sessions

October 6, 2015

Solar O&M: 2015
Moderator: Best Practices and Developing Standards in Solar PV O&M

Panel: Next Generation Monitoring, Data Analytics and Reporting

Carlsbad, California

October 6, 2015

Renewable Energy Management 2015
Panel: Maximizing Long-Term Asset Profitability and Performance in Project Design and Construction/Installation

Presentation: Streamlining Data Communications with Common Languages and Taxonomies

Carlsbad, California

August 27,2015

Innovation to Market
Pacific Gas and Electric

Opportunities to Grow Minority Businesses Through Innovative Contracting, Financing & Tech Transfer

San Francisco

July 14, 2015

Intersolar
PV Power Plants: Quality Ensures Performance
Bankability Requirements and Challenges to Non-recourse Financing for PV

San Francisco

June 11, 2015

US Department of Treasury
Helping Public Agencies and Private Stakeholders Throughout the Supply Chain Comply with the DATA Act with Engagement and Collaboration to Promote Open Standards and Innovation

April 24, 2015

US Department of Energy
Small Business and Big Energy
Video Link to Introduction

2015 Solar Plaza
Claim Management in the Operational Phase
Video Link to full presentation

San Francisco

December 8, 2014

2014 SGIP Winter Meeting
PAP25 Harmonized Data

Portland, Oregon

June 11, 2014

XBRL-CET Working Group Meeting
US Department of Treasury
Washington, D.C. 20220

September 16, 2014

XBRL National Convention

Building the Construction Energy Transportation Taxonomy
XBRL-CET Working Group Meeting - Construction Energy Transportation