Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson possesses over 20 years of public policy experience covering a wide-range of subject matters, including the last seven years focusing on Internet governance policy.

Mr Wilson currently serves as Senior Manager, Public Policy, for Amazon where he coordinates the company’s policy engagement at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the United Nations, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Prior to joining Amazon, Mr Wilson represented the interests of the media company 21st Century Fox before various Internet governance bodies, including ICANN. While at 21st Century Fox, Mr Wilson served as Chair of ICANN’s Business Constituency.

Additionally, Mr Wilson worked for Time Warner Inc. where he advocated for the company before Capitol Hill on general telecommunications and media policy matters.

Mr Wilson’s early career began on Capitol Hill in the office of the late US Senator Arlen Specter and subsequently at two law firms, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Wiley Rein LLP, where he worked on a variety of telecommunications legal matters, and the Technology Association of America.

Mr Wilson earned his Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University and his JD, cum laude, from American University’s Washington College of Law.