Shannon Wilson

Shannon Wilson is the Vice President of Population Health and Health Equity for Priority Health, a Michigan-based health plan. In her role, Ms. Wilson is responsible for the growth and development of Priority Health’s population health strategy, inclusive of health plan quality. Ms. Wilson also has oversight for health equity efforts, ensuring that achieving health equity is foundational to all health plan functions. To compliment this work, Ms. Wilson serves as the Executive Director of the Total Health Care Foundation, a charitable organization committed to addressing social needs and determinants in SE Michigan.

Ms. Wilson is a public health leader focused on improving the health and well-being of residents across the state of Michigan. She is passionate about strengthening the health care safety net for vulnerable populations and has devoted most of her career to studying the intersection between health and race – with a desire to improve the health care experience for vulnerable populations.

Work experience
Prior to accepting her role at Priority Health, Ms. Wilson served as the Executive Director of the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute, Vice President of the Alliance for Health, Scientific Program Coordinator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the first health disparities epidemiologist at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Education
Ms. Wilson received a Bachelors of Science in Microbiology from Michigan State University, and a Masters of Public Health in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in public health leadership from the University of Illinois-Chicago.