Stephen Wilson is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Education at the Johns Hopkins University. He has been Chair of the Department of Mathematics. His 1972 Ph.D. in mathematics is from M.I.T. He taught at Princeton before coming to JHU, where he was for 45 years before retiring. He has over 60 research papers in mathematics, specializing in algebraic topology, and is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. He spent 8 months of 2006 as the Senior Advisor for Mathematics, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, United States Department of Education.
He has authored or coauthored nine reports
for the Fordham Institute, primarily evaluating
mathematics standards, including those for Common Core, states, and the big exams like NAEP, PISA, and TIMSS. He helped revise the Washington State K-12 mathematics standards and evaluate textbooks for the state. He has helped out with numerous smaller projects on standards, curricula, and textbooks.