Wil Ervin

Wil Ervin is the Senior Vice President at Empower Mississippi. In his role, he leads Empower’s strategy development, public policy team, government affairs and advocacy efforts.

A seasoned professional with a strong demonstrated history of work in government relations, legislative affairs and public policy. He has spent nearly a decade at the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and during that time, has served as Legislative Affairs Officer, Director of Government Relations, Senior Director of External Affairs and most recently Deputy Administrator, Health Policy and Services.

A native of Crystal Springs, Ervin is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a B.A. in political science and government. He received his Master of Healthcare Administration from Walden University.  His wife, Savannah, a physician, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center.