Sean Wilson is the senior director of organizing and partnerships at Dream.Org, the corps of activists and entrepreneurs founded by political analyst and activist Van Jones.
In his role, he is responsible for overseeing capacity building, leadership development programs, and grassroots partnerships. Over the past two and a half years, Sean has led the team in building one of the most transformational training programs in the nation, the Dream Justice Cohort, a 9-week skill building seminar designed to develop the leadership skills of the next generation of criminal justice reform activists. Himself system-impacted, Sean was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has organized at the state and local level around policy change related to youth justice, voting rights, police reform, and criminal justice.
He previously served as a commissioner on the Wisconsin Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission, where he advised on juvenile justice programs and funding decisions. He also serves as a co-Instructor at Marquette University, providing academic support and career-building resources for incarcerated and recently released students. He was recently featured in HBO's documentary “Growing Up Milwaukee," which highlights the challenges faced by Black youth.
