Very short introductory biographical
information
Dr Jack Wilson, trained as a physicist,
began his career as a research and teaching professor of physics using
high performance computing to model complex systems.
That led him into a focus on high performance computing and
caused him to found a computer software company, ILinc, which he took
through three rounds of venture capital and through a triple reverse
merger in which he sold his controlling stake in 2000.
ILinc was eventually purchased by CISCO as part of their
BroadSoft acquisition in 2019.
He since has had a long career in administration, computing, and
has advised many top technology corporations (IBM, AT&T, etc), the FBI,
the CIA, the US Army, and many smaller new ventures.
He has received numerous national awards for that work -including
the FBI Award for Exceptional Service in the Public Interest.
He served as the President of the University of Massachusetts
from 2003-2011. (www.jackmwilson.com
)
Short version of his biographical
information:
Jack M. Wilson, Ph.D., President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus
The University of Massachusetts
Dr. Wilson has served as a Professor
and an administrator in research universities for most of his career.
He has also founded and led a private sector computer software
company -The ILinc Corporation.
(www.jackmwilson.com )
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President Emeritus and
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education, Emerging
Technologies, and Innovation, University of Massachusetts, 2011-2022
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President (interim) Edward M.
Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate 2011-2012
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President, Univ. of
Massachusetts 2003-2011
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Dean of Engineering (interim)
2012-2013
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Founding Chair of the Mass
Green High Performance Computing Center 2009-2011.
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CEO, UMassOnline and Vice
President, Univ. of Massachusetts 2001-2003
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2003 J Erik Jonsson
Distinguished Professor of Physics, Engineering Science, Information
Technology and Management as well as other titles (Professor, Dean,
interim Provost, Research Center Director, etc.) at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1990-2001.
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Founder, President and
Chairman of the Board of the ILINC Corporation 1993-2000. President
1993-95, One of three founders. Eventually a $500 million
educational software company.
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Chief Executive Officer of
the American Association of Physics Teachers 1982-1990
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Professor of Physics,
University of Maryland 1984-1990
Past
National Service
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Founding Chair of the
Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center a joint venture of
UMass, MIT, Harvard, BU, and Northeastern
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He was appointed by President
Obama as the Chair of the U.S. Department of Education FIPSE Advisory
Board 2010-2014.
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Board Chair of the National
Center for Academic Transformation, and a
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Member of the Advanced
Cyber-Security Center Board.
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Chair of New England Defense
Technology Initiative,
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Member of The Higher
Educational National Security Advisory Board to the FBI, CIA, and
Homeland Security, The FBI gave him their highest award for Exceptional
Service in the Public Interest for his work advising them on research
issues and counter espionage.
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Voting delegate of
Massachusetts to the Education Commission of the States.
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Chair of the Online Learning
Commission for the Presidents of the American Public and Land-grant
Universities (APLU)
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Chair of the Commission on
Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity of the Presidents of
the American Public and Land Grant Universities.
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His work in creating new
learning environments enabled by advances in computing, communications,
and cognition has been recognized by awards such as the
o
Theodore Hesburgh Award,
o
the Pew Charitable Trust
Prize, the
o
Boeing Prize, an
o
Outstanding Civilian Service
Medal by the United States Army for service to the Army Education
program,
o
Fellow of American Physical
Society
o
Fellow of the American
Association of Physics Teachers.
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