In his time as dean of UMSL’s College of Business Administration, Charles helped foster an innovative, collaborative, student-focused culture in the college. Recognized as one of UMSL’s Distinguished Alumni in 2010, Charles spent more than three decades in the corporate world, starting at IBM shortly after completing his MBA and later serving in executive roles at Southwestern Bell/AT&T and Sprint in addition to Telcel, Rogers Cantel and Covad Communications. He has also served on the boards of directors at 20 publicly traded companies, most in the broadband, wireless and cloud service industries.
Dean, UMSL College of Business Administration – Retired
