New assignment
Patricia Wilson accepts new post at Philadelphia Federal Reserve
3 p.m., May 18, 2015--Patricia Wilson, vice president and chief of staff at the University of Delaware since 2007, has accepted a new post at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, effective July 1.
She will serve as vice president and chief of staff to incoming Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, and her duties will include facilitating and prioritizing communications with the president, monitoring a range of bank- and system-wide initiatives, conducting analytical, advisory and reporting activities and assisting with communications and outreach to officers and staff.
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“It's been an honor to serve with the leadership team at the University of Delaware, and I will miss my many friends and colleagues on campus," Wilson said. "The University of Delaware will always hold a very special place in my heart.
"At the same time, I am looking forward to new challenges and opportunities at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and I am excited to become part of such an important institution that plays a key role in our region and the nation,” she added.
Before coming to UD, Wilson was chief of staff and director of faculty administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
A senior adviser to Harker and his leadership teams for more than 17 years, Wilson led UD's campus-wide strategic planning process that resulted in the Path to Prominence. At Delaware, she has provided counsel to the Board of Trustees and senior administrators and spearheaded efforts to broaden diversity on campus.
Wilson has more than 20 years of experience in higher education and has held administrative posts at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in education from Newton College of the Sacred Heart (now Boston College) and received a certificate in higher education administration at the Institute for Women in Higher Education at Bryn Mawr College.