phill wilson. phill wilson is the president and ceo of the black aids institute. the black aids institute is the only national hiv/aids think tank in the united states, focused exclusively on ending the aids pandemic in black communities by engaging and mobilizing black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront hiv, by interpreting public and private sector policies, conducting training, providing technical assistance and disseminating hiv and aids-related information and advocacy from a uniquely and unapologetically black perspective. wilson previously served as the aids coordinator for the city of los angeles as the director of policy and planning for project los angeles, as co-chair of the los angeles health commission and as an appointee for the advisory committee. wilson has been involved in a myriad of agencies from their inception across the united states. they include the national black community gay leadership forum, the national task force on aids, the chris brownie hospice, the aids health care foundation, the national minority aids council, t