Diana Wilson
Hall of Fame 2019 Cohort
Majoring in Social Sciences & Arts
High School Graduation Year: 2014
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2012, Smyrna High School
Sponsored by: The Delaware Chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund
Diana is a University of Virginia graduate where she majored in Sociology and Women Gender Studies. As a first-generation Ghanaian American college student, she has completed prestigious programs with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Google, and JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Diana won the McKinsey Woman’s Social Impact Award for her work with college students in Ghana regarding their civic engagement. Moreover, with all the racial tension and chaos surrounding her school’s campus in Charlottesville, Diana has worked on the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers project. This memorial will be constructed on the University of Virginia’s campus. Recently, Diana created Yielding Accomplished African Women: Ghana’s first finance and technology talent accelerator for women. Her mission is to create a pipeline that will empower African women to develop a gender specific professional toolkit that will advance their careers in business or technology.
