Born January 4, 1945; married to Barbara Engelhardt; four sons, Justin, Jr., Whitney, Walter and Wesley; Presbyterian; A.B., Stanford University, Advanced Standing, 1967; J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1970; L.L.M. (Taxation), New York University, 1974; proficiency certificate, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, 1966; presently Adjunct Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University; member Financial Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; immediately prior to election as comptroller of the treasury, member of Nashville law firm Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis; where he previously served on its Executive Committee; chairman, Nashville Electric Board; Deputy Gover- nor for Policy, 1997 – 2003; Commissioner, Environment and Conservation, 1996 – 1997; chairman, Davidson County Metropolitan Health Board; chairman, Community Health Agency of Nashville and Davidson County; foreman, Davidson County Grand Jury; president, Blair School of Music; chairman, Richland Place, a continuous care retirement center; executive committee, Meharry Medical College, Watkins Institute and Environmental Section of the Tennessee Bar Association; chairman, Committee of Visitors, Blair School of Vanderbilt University; member of American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York; admitted to practice law in Tennessee and New York and before various federal courts; Conservationist of the Year, 1997; Tennessee’s 53rd state park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, named for him in recognition of “conservation and environmental contributions to the State of Tennessee," 2002; elected comptroller of the treasury January 15, 2009.