Background
Harry Wilson is the son of Jim and Niki Wilson. Jim was a resident of Johnstown, New York, and Niki was born and raised in central Greece before moving to Johnstown.
Harry Wilson is the son of Jim and Niki Wilson. Jim was a resident of Johnstown, New York, and Niki was born and raised in central Greece before moving to Johnstown.
Wilson graduated as valedictorian from Johnstown High School, of Johnstown, New New York He graduated with Bachelor of Arts with honors in government and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University, where he was president of the Harvard Republican Club in 1991, where he was outspoken in his efforts to increase the club"s appeal to women with a "big tent" approach.
Wilson filed for office on February 16, 2010, running unopposed for the Republican primary for New York State Comptroller. He ran unsuccessfully against Thomas DiNapoli for Comptroller in the general election on November 2, 2010. They currently reside in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Jim was a bartender, and Niki was a housewife and later a sewing machine operator.
Wilson has worked for Blackstone Group and Goldman Sachs. He joined Yahoo!"s board of directors in May 2012.
After a career as a money management executive, Wilson left the business world to pursue charity work and public service at the age of 36. Wilson served on President Barack Obama"s auto industry crisis task force.
He took the position at the age of 37 with the Treasury Department in March, 2009 at the request of Steve Rattner, the lead adviser on the auto industry crisis.
Wilson lead a small group of people within the auto task force known internally as the "deals and diligence team," which did much of the analytical research that underpinned the task force"s policy decisions, conducting interviews, touring auto plants and poring over financial records. Wilson testified in General Motors"s bankruptcy court hearings in the Southern District Bankruptcy Court of New York in July, 2009, noting that the government intends to sell its shares in the bankrupt General Motors. Wilson was also one of four senior advisers for the United States. Treasury Department under President Obama. Wilson has generally been disinclined to comment to news outlets, making a single exception for the Gloversville Leader Herald, his hometown newspaper, before the start of General Motors bankruptcy hearings in July, 2009.
In the 2010 race for New York State Comptroller, Wilson announced he was running on February 16, 2010, for the Republican primary for New York State Comptroller.
He ran unopposed for the nomination, and ran against incumbent Thomas DiNapoli for Comptroller in the general election on November 2, 2010. Wilson lost in a close race on November 2, 2010, and he conceded defeat on November 3, 2010.
Despite the loss, Capitol News rated his campaign the best in 2010 in all of New York state:
After any election, there are winners and there are losers. Here are some of the best run campaigns of 2010..: Harry Wilson
In 2012, Wilson raised funds for the campaigns of Republican candidates Matt Doheny for Congress and Wendy East. Long for the United States Senate.
In 2009, Wilson was a member of Westchester County Executive-elect Rob Astorino"s transition team