 David Wilson is the only child of African American parents, born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Northeastern University with a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Business Administration, he began a 30-year career with Verizon Communications. As an Assistant Vice President, he managed union and non-union employees responsible for providing telecommunications services to residential and business customers throughout the New England Region. As a parent, grandparent and out Gay man, David has been an active member of the Gay and Lesbian community for over 15 years. He is a former President of the Board of Directors of Men of Color Against AIDS and the Greater Boston Business Council, one of the largest Gay and Lesbian Chambers of Commerce in the United States. David and his partner, Rob Compton, were one of the seven plaintiff same-sex couples that sued the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the legal right to marry in the Goodridge vs. The Department of Health law suit. The case was settled in favor of the seven plaintiff couples by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on 11/18/03 opening the door for David and Rob to be one of the first same-sex couples in the United States to legally marry on 5/17/04. David currently serves on the MassEquality Board as Chair and the National Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign. In January 0f 2007, David was sworn in as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, formerly the Governor’s Commission on GLBT youth. He has collaborated with the Multicultural AIDS coalition and JRI Health to bring relevant programming to Boston Youth of Color. In addition, he serves as a speaker, role model and mentor with the JRI Youth of Color at risk programs, PFLAG and SpeakOut. David currently is a consultant specializing in race, gender and GLBT diversity training. His client base includes Corporate, Non-profit and Community based organizations offering Local, State-wide and National diversity training programs.
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