657 - John B. Wilson CIO & VP - Technology Services Spelman College

John B. Wilson is the Vice-President of Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Spelman College. John joined Spelman in August of 2019 and brought over 23 years of higher education IT experience with him. Prior to joining Spelman, John was a senior manager of information technology at Emory University where he oversaw the business systems team that provided IT services to Emory University and Emory Healthcare. After Emory, John directed the enterprise information systems group at Georgia Institute of Technology where he was responsible for strategic planning and operational oversight for a staff of 50 developers, analysts and administrators. Prior to his move into the higher education IT space, John held technical sales and marketing positions with Xerox, Johnson & Johnson, and Polaroid Corporations. A native of Los Angeles, California John received a bachelor’s degree in information systems from San Diego State University and a Master of Business Administration from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. John is currently pursuing a Masters of Cybersecurity at Georgia Tech. John and his wife, Sharon, have 3 daughters and live in Fayetteville, GA