Joseph E. Wilkinson

SVP & Chief Member Relations Officer at Associated Electric Cooperative

Wilkinson joined Associated Electric Cooperative’s Information Services Division in 1998 and has led its Member Services and Corporate Communications Division since 2008.

His responsibilities focus on informing and involving Associated’s member-owners and the six G&Ts and 51 distribution cooperatives that make up the three-tiered system. Wilkinson oversees member and employee communications and relationships, member programs and educational materials, media relations, and the Take Control & Save energy efficiency and Power 4 Progress economic development programs.

Previously, Wilkinson was a senior database consultant for a firm building database solutions for Fortune 500 companies. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Purdue University.