Charles leads the strategic initiatives team within the Office of Strategic Consulting, overseeing project management and delivery for large-scale, enterprise-wide initiatives in the vice chancellor for finance and administration’s portfolio.
Charles has more than 25 years of experience leading strategic change in complex environments. Prior to his current role, he led the Office of Strategic Consulting on an interim basis for more than two years, advising and consulting with campus leaders on critical issues and building consensus among a broad range of campus stakeholders. Charles previously held key roles creating and leading national grant-funded initiatives, where he inspired people and organizations to try new approaches to their work, including new strategies, techniques, and technologies. Under his leadership, the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME) empowered more than 300 NPR and PBS affiliates to embrace new business models and practices that increased their local relevance and sustainability. Charles later created and led Veterans Coming Home, a successful national strategy that brought together 40 organizations across the country and reached 30 million people to help bridge the military-civilian divide.
Charles earned an executive MBA and a bachelor’s degree from UW–Madison.
Areas of Expertise: strategy, organizational development, collaboration and partnerships, community and stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications