Pat Wilson has been a Commissioner at the Georgia Department of Economic Development since January of 2005. Prior to that, they were the Director of Government Affairs for Greenberg Traurig, LLP from January 2001 to January 2005. Before that, they were the Government Affairs Assistant for K&L Gates from February 1999 to December 2001. Wilson began their career in government affairs as the North Georgia Regional Representative for the Office of U.S. Senator Paul D. Coverdell from January 1997 to February 1999.
Pat Wilson attended The University of Georgia, where they majored in Political Science and German. They also participated in a language/cultural exchange program at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Some direct reports include Joshua Stephens - Director, Policy & Government Affairs, Andrew Capezzuto - Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, and Lee Thomas - Deputy Commissioner Film, Music & Digital Entertainment.
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Georgia Department of Economic Development
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The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state’s sales and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, align workforce education and training with in-demand jobs, locating new markets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and promoting the state as a destination for arts and location for film, music and digital entertainment projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development.