About me
David Charles is a teaching assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds over fifteen years of industry experience in the areas of digital transformation, innovation culture and strategy, business and people analytics, and change management. Previously, Charles served as chief digital and innovation officer and co-founder of Talinnt Inc., a human-centered HR technology and services firm. Before Talinnt, he held various executive roles at John Deere and CVS Health. From 2013-2020, Charles filled multiple roles within Deere & Company, including program executive, Enterprise Analytics Strategy; director, Workforce Planning and People Analytics; and manager, Data-Driven Innovation at the John Deere Technology Innovation Center in Champaign. Earlier in his career, he was both a strategy and systems integration consultant.Charles holds an EdD in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California, MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and BS in management information systems from the University of Connecticut. In addition, he also holds leadership coaching certifications from the International Coaching Federation, the NeuroLeadership Institute, and Korn Ferry, as well as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.
