Jeff Wilson, APR

With more than 25 years of experience in communications, Jeff Wilson, APR, serves as senior vice president, Corporate Strategic Advisory Group at Padilla, leading the agency’s Social Impact Consultancy. He also leads Padilla’s internal inclusion and belonging initiatives and corporate social responsibility program.

Throughout his career, Wilson has earned some of the profession’s highest honors, including a PRSA Silver Anvil, PRSA Bronze Anvil, and other industry-related awards.

Wilson has been actively involved in PRSA for more than 20 years, serving as President of PRSA Richmond (2012), President of the Richmond Public Relations Foundation (2014-2015), and on the PRSA National Board for two years (2020-2021). A strong advocate for mentoring and education, he has served as an adjunct communications professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University, and the University of South Carolina.

His community leadership includes current service as Board chair of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and prior roles as co-chair of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame Advisory Committee and chair of the Virginia Mentoring Partnership (now MENTOR Virginia). Wilson earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of South Carolina.