Education
University of Michigan. Ross School of Business.
chairman director vice president
University of Michigan. Ross School of Business.
Wilson currently lives in Chicago. From 2005 to 2006, Wilson was president and chief operating officer of The Allstate Corporation, and from 2002 to 2006 he was also president of Allstate Protection. Wilson was formerly chairman and president of Allstate Financial, where he led expansion of financial retirement services.
Prior to this role Wilson served as Allstate’s chief financial officer
Before joining Allstate in 1995 he worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company, where he was vice president of strategy and analysis. He was responsible for strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, and special projects for the corporation.
Prior to Sears, he was managing director of mergers and acquisitions at Dean Witter Reynolds from 1986 to 1993. He has also held various financial positions at Amoco Corporation, where he worked from 1980 to 1986.
In 1998, Wilson was one of nine chief financial officers chosen for Chief Financial Officer Magazine"s Excellence Award.
Wilson holds a Master"s degree in management from Northwestern University"s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
Wilson is also a member of the corporation"s board of directors. He is also a member of the Young Presidents" Organization.