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Michael G. Wilson

Board Member at Harvey Mudd College

Michael G. Wilson began his producing career in 1976, working with Albert “Cubby” Broccoli on The Spy Who Loved Me. Together, they co-produced the next six James Bond films, five of which Wilson also co-wrote. He then went on to produce the hugely successful GoldenEye with his half-sister, Barbara Broccoli, as well as the next six Bond franchise releases. Most recently, he co-produced the box office hit Spectre, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig.

Wilson graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1963 with a bachelor of science degree in engineering. He was then awarded a juris doctor from Stanford Law School and worked for the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., before joining the law firm Surrey & Morse. There, he became a partner specializing in international tax and business transactions before transferring to EON Productions.

Interested in all aspects of still photography, Wilson is recognized as a leading expert on 19th-century photography. In 1998, he opened the Wilson Centre for Photography, one of the largest private collections of photography today, spanning works from some of the earliest extant photographs to the most current contemporary productions. The Centre hosts seminars and study sessions, runs an annual bursary project with the National Media Museum and loans to international museums and galleries.

Chairman of the Science Museum Foundation, Wilson is also a trustee of Harvey Mudd College, a trustee of the Carnegie Institution for Science, a trustee of the Art Fund, chair of the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation and a trustee of Cape Farewell. In 2013, he received an honorary doctorate of letters from London South Bank University.

Wilson was awarded the OBE (Order of the British Empire) in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2008 for services to the film industry. In 2014, the Producers’ Guild of America honored Wilson with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.

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