Michael E. Wilens
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Technology & Innovation
Michael. E. Wilens is Executive Vice President of Strategy, Technology and Innovation for Thomson Reuters. In this role, he provides executive leadership and coordination to corporate strategy development and implementation.
Mr. Wilens offers oversight and guidance for common technology infrastructures and platforms, and direction and sponsorship to innovation efforts across the organization. He is a member of the Thomson Reuters Executive Committee.
Prior to this role, Mr. Wilens served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for The Thomson Corporation.
Mr. Wilens was president and CEO of Thomson's North American Legal organization from 2000-2006. During his tenure, Thomson expanded into software, marketing services and legal education, and launched its first major integrated solution offerings, including Westlaw Litigator.
Previously, Mr. Wilens was Chief Technology Officer for The Thomson Corporation and Thomson West, and was responsible for the development of the Novus Suite, one of Thomson's global technology platforms. Mr. Wilens has also held senior management positions with Groupe Lagardère, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing and HCIA (subsequently renamed Solicient, and now part of Thomson Healthcare).
Mr. Wilens holds an M.B.A. and an M.S. in computer science from the University of Michigan, and an S.B. and S.M. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.