David C. Wilson

David C. Wilson, Ph.D. was appointed dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) at University of California, Berkeley in July 2021. Prior to leading GSPP, he spent 15 years at the University of Delaware, where he served as a professor of political science and psychology, and spent eight years as an associate dean for the social sciences, in the College of Arts & Sciences. In 2018, he led the creation of the Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy. Dean Wilson is an expert in public opinion and political psychology. His research incorporates survey-based experiments to study political behavior and policy preference on highly contentious social issues. He is also the co-author of Racial Resentment in the Political Mind (University of Chicago Press, 2022).

Prior to his time at University of Delaware, he worked as a senior researcher for the Gallup Polling Organization in Washington, DC. At Gallup, he led analytic consulting practice teams focused on employee engagement, performance measurement, and statistical reporting.