Charles Kaler serves as Vice President for CSA Search & Consulting and Managing Director for the Academics division. In his role as Managing Director of Academics, he leads the strategy and operations for the company’s entire Academics division. He is involved in all of the firm’s academic searches and the recruitment of senior academic leaders for institutions of higher education and academic medical centers across the United States and Canada.
Charles works closely with colleges and universities to advise executive teams and boards about their most pressing leadership challenges. Charles has experience leading recruitments across the academic leadership spectrum. He has assisted dozens of pre-eminent colleges and research universities with searches for division and center directors, department chairs, deans, provosts, and presidents.
Prior Experience
Prior to joining CSA Search & Consulting Charles spent 15 years with two leading executive search firms. Charles brings a unique perspective having worked with both a boutique firm focused exclusively on higher education and academic leadership as well as a large, multi-national executive search firm. Prior to his career in executive search, Charles, a registered patent agent, worked in legal functions for Brookhaven National Laboratory and Forest Laboratories in New York.
Education
Charles earned a B.S. in engineering sciences and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Virginia and holds a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.
Personal
Charles lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his spouse, daughter, and their Spanish Water Dog.