The Boston Foundation
George Wilson has extensive experience in investment management, currently serving as the Chief Investment Officer at Boston Foundation since 2007. Previously, George held the position of Senior Investment Officer at the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board from 1998 to 2005, and served as President of Hillcrest Asset Management, Inc. from 1991 to 1998. Earlier in their career, George was a Partner at Robert A. Stanger & Company from 1981 to 1990 and worked as a Tax Manager at Price Waterhouse between 1976 and 1980. Educationally, George earned an MBA from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business in 1975 and a BS in Accounting from Babson College, where studies were completed from 1971 to 1974.
The Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, seeks to bring the collective power of our region’s people and resources together to drive real change. Established in 1915, it is one of the largest community foundations in the nation—with net assets of $1.3 billion. In 2019, the Foundation received $151 million in contributions and the Foundation and its donors paid $153 million in grants to nonprofit organizations. The Foundation has many partners, including its donors, who have established more than 1,000 separate charitable funds for the general benefit of the community or for special purposes. With support from the Annual Campaign for Civic Leadership, the Foundation also facilitates public discourse and action, commissions research into the most critical issues of our time and advocates for public policy that advances opportunity for everyone. The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), a consulting unit of the Foundation, designs and implements customized philanthropic strategies for families, foundations and corporations around the globe. To learn more about the Foundation or join our team, visit https://TBF.org/careers.