Julia Wilson, CEO of the San Diego Telecom Council

Just promoted from executive director to CEO of the San Diego Telecom Council, Julia Wilson is positioned to gain national attention as the San Diego region moves to solidify its position as a telecom/wireless hotspot.

The telecom industry employs 40,000 San Diegans and is one of a few key industries that will determine the health of the region’s future economy. As council head, Wilson already has brought the various local telecom constituents together to create a telecom community recognized for the “best networking in town.”

The SDTC produces 80 public events annually and Wilson has worked to increase the SDTC’s visibility nationally, raising the region’s profile as one of the telecom capitals of the world. Through SDTC fund-raisers, she’s worked to provide wireless technology for high school students, reaching out to telecom companies located as far north as Orange County, as well as to every telecom related enterprise in San Diego She enjoys leveraging the interests of diverse players in the community to higher visibility for the telecom industry.

“The one great thing I want to accomplish next year is putting San Diego on the international map as the place to come when foreign telecom companies wish to buy technology, form partnerships or establish a U.S. presence,” Wilson says. “This international spotlight will foster the growth of our industry and thus the economic strength of San Diego.”