William "Bill" Wilson

1963 - 2017

William "Bill" Wilson
Washington, DC
Dr. William (Bill) Wilson formerly of York, passed away unexpectedly at home due to cardiac arrest. Bill was the loving son of W. Donald and Shirley Wilson of York.
Bill was born on September 4, 1963 in York. He attended York Suburban High School and graduated from Towson State University, Magna Cum Laude. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in International Economics at Purdue University. Early in his career, he taught economics at Purdue University, Ohio Northern University, and as a visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. After leaving academia, Bill served as Vice President and Senior Economist for COMERICA, Inc. in Detroit and wrote a weekly column on finance and investing for the Detroit Times. This was followed by a move to Chicago as the Chief Economist for Ernst & Young.
Bill's first foreign assignment was Vice President and Head of Economic Research for the National Bank of Kuwait. He then resided in Beijing, China and Moscow, Russia as Head of Economic and Financial Research for Skolkovo's Ernst & Young Institute for Emerging Studies.
On his return to the U.S., he was employed as a Senior Research Fellow by the Heritage Foundation's Asian Study Center in Washington, D.C. At that time, Bill stated that the United States was the greatest country in the world and he would never live anywhere else.
Bill was a world traveler, teacher and author and was a frequent guest on television and radio news programs.
In addition to his parents, Bill leaves to cherish his memory two sisters, Crystal Krom of Ft. Lauderdale, and Karen Wilson of York; an Aunt Dolores and husband, Bud of West Virginia; an Uncle Richard of Maine; an Uncle Todd and wife, Robin of West Virginia; and many cousins.
Funeral services will be private.