He is the Head of Peace Studies Department and currently serves as Commissioner for the UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

UNESCO: Professor David J. Francis

He is also Chair of the UK's Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

UNESCO: Purpose/Objectives of the Chair

Wilson grew up in Virginia and earned a music scholarship to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where he performed and studied with Lionel Hampton, the Heath Brothers and Ellis Marsalis.

NPR: Steve Wilson: A First-Call Saxophonist