Foundational Leader
O.C., Ph.D., Professor, Applied Psychology & Human Development, OISE/University of Toronto
Former Executive Director, Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Charles was instrumental in incubating and funding the development of the CIW, bringing together the key "measurement" people to develop the index architecture, promoting the CIW through his extensive communication and government relationships, recruiting a number of iconic Canadians and international experts to sit on the CIW Advisory Board, and developing options that led to the CIW moving to its permanent home at the University of Waterloo.