| M. Roy Wilson | |
| Office: | 12th President of Wayne State University |
| Term Start: | August 1, 2013 |
| Term End: | July 31, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Allan Gilmour |
| Successor: | Kimberly Andrews Espy |
| Birth Date: | November 28, 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Alma Mater: | Allegheny College University of California Harvard Medical School |
| Website: | President M. Roy Wilson |
M. Roy Wilson (born November 28, 1953)[1] is an American ophthalmologist and academic administrator who served as the 12th President of Wayne State University.[2]
Wilson was born in Yokohama, Japan. He completed his undergraduate degree at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1976. Soon after graduating, he was accepted to Harvard Medical School, where he received his M.D. in 1980. It was there he trained as an ophthalmologist and researcher.[3] Wilson is an accomplished researcher, focused on glaucoma and blindness in West Africa, the Caribbean and urban communities in the United States.[4] Most of his scientific and service contributions have been in developing countries.[3] In 1985, M. Roy Wilson attended the University of California, Los Angeles to complete his master's degree in epidemiology. He graduated in 1990.[5]
Wilson was unanimously elected President of Wayne State University by the Board of Governors on June 5, 2013. He assumed the presidency on August 1, 2013.[6]
Prior to joining Wayne State, President Wilson served as deputy director for strategic scientific planning and program coordination at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of National Institutes of Health.[4]