Brian Wilson

Delta Delta 1998

Election Date 2026

After graduating from Purdue with an engineering degree, Brian’s career started as a Strategic Planner at American Trans Air, where he advanced quickly to a Senior Operations Analyst/Senior Strategic Planner role, while simultaneously obtaining his MBA from the Indiana University. Brian then moved to Interbrand where he was recognized numerous times with the Interbrand Best Work award for complex analysis on a variety of projects including one of the largest telecom mergers in US history.

Career at Cummins, Inc.

In 2008, Brian was recruited to lead a newly formed corporate strategy team at Cummins, Inc., which is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of engines and power generation products. In this role, Brian advised Cummins executives on business and market strategies and growth programs.

Brian was promoted to Chief of Staff to the executive overseeing Cummins’ largest business segment in 2012. This role led to Brian taking ownership of an $80M business segment in the small Construction and Industrial Markets globally where he oversaw a team working on four product introductions in a little over one calendar year and within three years improved profitability from -5% gross margin to +18% gross margin.

Between 2015 and early 2016, Brian expanded his role to include Sales and Marketing for all Off Highway in Europe, Global Agriculture Segment and helped inform corporate executives on potential acquisitions and partnerships. Brian’s work involved helping lead roughly $400M in annual sales and revenue for Cummins and increasing sales headcount efficiency by 10%, decision making streamlining and an estimated sales increase of 15% over time.

In 2017, Brian was tasked with leading the Global Bus Segment, which delivers $1B in annual revenue, and through Brian’s efforts Cummins’ market share doubled even with market headwinds domestically and internationally.

Brian’s track record of success and efficiency led Cummins to entrust him to lead the Electrified Components Business, an internal start-up and largest strategic investment outside of diesel engines in Cummins’ over 100-year history. Brian’s efforts to help lead design, development and ultimately delivery of all electronic mobility components to customers globally is a foundational shift for Cummins.

Roles Continue to Grow

Brian’s role expanded in 2024 into a combined eMobility business, which involves leadership of an 850+ person team with four plants in North America, Europe and China. Brian’s achievements of improving overall profitability; the successful launch of a new COMVEC battery for the bus market resulting in $50M in revenue in the first year; improved time to deliver by 15% and average cost by nearly 10%; and helping to secure a $75M US Dept. of Energy grant for a diesel plant conversion. Additionally, Brian led a significant industry accomplishment from idea through execution, creating a 4-way joint venture to design, develop and manufacture battery cells with PACCAR, Daimler Truck and EVE Energy, which resulted in Brian being named Vice President and General Manager – eMobility in 2025.

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