Charles’ experience in technology and operations ranges from having assisted hundreds of customers across multiple industries in their migration to the cloud while working for a large enterprise software company to building strategic plans as chief operating officer for the New York State Economic Development Corporation.

Charles also has broad-based experience working on regulatory matters in US federal, state, and local government, including having previously served as a senior advisor for the White House Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and counselor in the Office of the Administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Charles previously worked as an associate in the litigation practice of a national law firm. He co-authored two amicus briefs for voting rights cases involving strict voter ID laws, in association with the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, and maintained an active pro bono practice.