David Charles

David Charles is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, leveraging over fifteen years of industry expertise in digital transformation, innovation strategy, business analytics, and change management from executive roles at John Deere, CVS Health, and as co-founder of Talinnt Inc.

His academic credentials include:

• EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership, University of Southern California
• MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• BS in Management Information Systems, University of Connecticut

Charles researches the future of work for information professionals, strategic innovation-driven change, leadership in technology ecosystems, business information consulting, and coaching technology leaders, with additional focus on human-centered data science education, information behavior, and information systems design.

His sole publication (1997) in bioengineering contrasts with his current trajectory, highlighting a career shift from technical biomedical work to organizational leadership in information science.

He actively teaches courses like Information Consulting (IS534OA) and Change Catalyst (IS594CC) for Fall 2025, and has delivered industry presentations on people analytics at NYC SHRM and The Conference Board, bridging academic theory with corporate practice.