Charles Wilson

Charles Wilson is chair of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, where he has translated a career in biophysics and molecular research into a leadership role shaping the state’s biotechnology industry through policy and advocacy. Wilson earned his undergraduate degree at Boston University and completed his doctoral work in biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, receiving his Hertz Fellowship in 1986. He subsequently moved into biotechnology and life sciences, eventually taking on a leadership position as chair of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council — one of the leading state-level biotechnology trade associations in the country.