Ken P. Wilson MAI, SRA

Ken P. Wilson, MAI, SRA, of Plano, Texas, is the 2014 president of the Appraisal Institute. He was the organizations president-elect in 2013. He will serve as immediate past president in 2015. He serves this year as chair of the organizations Executive Committee and chairs its policy-setting Board of Directors. Wilson has been involved in the real estate appraisal profession for 35 years. 

Following a 12-year career with two national appraisal firms, he started his own valuation and consultation firm, Wilson Realty Advisors, based in Dallas. Wilson joined a predecessor organization of the Appraisal Institute in the early 1980s. He served as president of the North Texas Chapter of the Appraisal Institute in 2001 and began a three-year term as chair of the North Texas Chapters Education Committee in 1995, and at the same time was elected to the chapter Board of Directors; he also served multiple years as a regional representative. 

His chapter positions include: treasurer (1998), finance chair (1998), secretary (1999), vice president (2000) and president (2001). His national positions include roles as a member of the Client Services Committee (1998-2000), General Appraiser Council Admissions Committee (2001-03), national Board of Directors (2007-2010), Strategic Planning Committee (2008-09) and National Association of Realtors Project Team (2009). He also has served as Audit Committee chair (2009-10), Candidate Member Proposal Project Team chair (2010-11) and as trustee of the Appraisal Institute Education Trust (2011-13). 

Wilson graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Science degree, College of Commerce, with a concentration in real estate and finance. He has lived in the Dallas area for nearly 30 years; he and his wife of 27 years have one daughter.