Michael E. Wilens is president of West Group, the foremost provider of e-information and solutions to the U.S. legal market. Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, West Group is a division of the Thomson Legal & Regulatory Group (TLRG), which oversees all of The Thomson Corporation's (TSE:TOC) legal and regulatory businesses worldwide, including businesses in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Wilens reports directly to Brian H. Hall, CEO of West Group and president and CEO of TLRG.

Prior to his appointment as president, Wilens was executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) for West Group. Wilens has also served as interim CTO for The Thomson Corporation and CTO for Thomson's legal and regulatory businesses. As West Group CTO, he was responsible for developing new technology-based businesses, coordinating West Group technology, leading advanced product development and managing the technical infrastructure at West Group.

Wilens formerly served as CEO of Legion Ltd. (a division of Lagardere Group), the London-based provider of services to the international telephone company market. Prior to Legion, he was the vice president and CTO for Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (LCP). Before joining LCP he served as vice president of technology and chief operating officer for HCIA Inc., a provider of medical information in Baltimore, Md.

Wilens holds an M.B.A. and an M.S. in computer science from the University of Michigan, and an S.B. and S.M. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He serves on the board of advisers for the Minnesota Journalism Center and the board of directors for the Greater Twin Cities United Way.

Wilens resides in Eagan, Minnesota, with his wife, Carolyn Longacre, and their daughter, Ann.