Matthew Wilson is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international organizations in Geneva. Ambassador Wilson has more than 25 years of experience in trade and development.
He is the Chair of the WTO Working Group on Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), Co-Convenor of the WTO Plastics Pollution Dialogue, Coordinator of the Geneva SIDS Ecosystem and coordinator of the ACP in Geneva. Prior to this he was Chief of Special Projects and Chief of Staff at the International Trade Centre (2013–20), Senior Adviser to the WTO Director General (2011–13), and Deputy Aid for Trade Coordinator at WTO.
He has degrees in Psychology and Sociology; International relations; Development Studies; and an MBA-Essentials. He is on the Boards of the International Gender Champions; UNCTAD’s ASYCUDA; and the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS).