Sir Wilcox obtained his BSc Business Administration (Cum Laude) degree and MBA Finance at the University of Minnesota, USA where he won the Exxon outstanding student award in Finance. He is a seasoned technocrat, accomplished entrepreneur and financial consultant with a wealth of experience spanning over four (4) decades.

His professional career started with a brief stint as Research/Teaching Assistant with the University of Minnesota after which he joined Burroughs Corporation, Ford Motor Company, NNPC and OPEC. Sir Wilcox is an experienced Management Consultant with diverse business interests and serves as non- executive director on the board of several companies in Nigeria. He is a knight of the order of Saint Christopher and a Justice of Peace (JP) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.