Eric Wilson

Eric Wilson

Political technologist working at the intersection of campaigns, research, and emerging technology.

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Work

Center for Campaign Innovation – Executive Director
The Right's R&D Lab.

Campaign Trend – Editor
Weekly newsletter and podcast on campaign technology.

Bio

Eric Wilson is a political technologist driving innovation and digital transformation. He's a veteran of numerous campaigns, having led Marco Rubio's digital team during his 2016 campaign for president.

Eric is Executive Director of the Center for Campaign Innovation and Editor of CampaignTrend.com.

Named Campaigns & Elections' "2021 Technology Leader of the Year" and a Harvard Ash Center Technology & Democracy Fellow (2019–2021), he speaks domestically and internationally about the digital transformation of politics.

He's a proud graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas.

Eric and his family live in the Washington, D.C. area.

Selected writing

Selected research

Reports from the Center for Campaign Innovation.

Podcast

Campaign Trend Podcast – weekly conversations with the professionals who drive the business of politics.
Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Web

Press

As seen in

The New York Times Axios NBC News Slate Campaigns & Elections

Selected press

Selected experience

Campaigns

Advisory and board

Speaking and training