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Dr. Dennis R. Wilson is a Research Associate Professor for Applied Economics/ Strategic Technology Research and Evaluation at the Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research. Dr. Wilson received his Ph.D. from the University of Memphis, his M.A. from the University of Akron and his B.A. from Youngstown State University.

Dr. Wilson possesses both practical business experience in information technology and a formal education in economics and finance. He is a versatile, bottomline-focused, results-driven professional with over 25 years of experience. Dr. Wilson is an effective planner and communicator who has held positions with proven results, achieving both cost savings and cost avoidance in a wide range of industries from start up companies to multi-billion dollar public corporations.

Prior to joining the SBBER, Dr. Wilson held the position of Chief Information Officer for a $1.5 billion, NASDAQ-listed healthcare organization. In that role, he successfully led the merger of two IT organizations. Dr. Wilson has also held the positions of Assistant V.P. of Information Systems for Guardsmark, Inc., various information technology related management positions at Federal Express and technical advisory positions at the Ohio Edison Company (First Energy).