Steven Wilson
Executive Vice President, Product Development
Steven joined Edison in October 2006 to head product development for the company. Steven most recently was a senior fellow at the Center for Business and Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His recently published book, Learning on the Job: When Business Takes on Public Schools, examines the first decade of private management of public schools. Steven was uniquely qualified to write such a book as he founded and served as chief executive officer for Advantage Schools, an urban charter school management company. Before founding Advantage, he served as special assistant for strategic planning for Massachusetts Governor William Weld, advising the governor on education policy during the passage and implementation of the state’s 1993 comprehensive education reform act.
Steven also served as executive director of the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. His first book, Reinventing the Schools: A Radical Plan for Boston, led to the establishment of Massachusetts charter school law, which he drafted.