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Charles Maxey
California Lutheran University

Charles Maxey is Professor of Business Administration and Dean of the School of Business at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. He earned his Ph. D. in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois in 1982.

Prior to joining the faculty at CLU in 1991, he held academic appointments at Northwestern University, Loyola University of Chicago, and the University of Southern California, where he served as Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration. He also served as Visiting Professor of Human Resource Management at the Sasin Graduate School of Business in Bangkok Thailand.

Dr. Maxey has numerous publications in both academic and practitioner journals. His recent research activities involve economic and workforce development issues in the Ventura County region of southern California and assessments of the quality of life in that region.

He is also heavily involved in the civic and business life of Ventura County and the surrounding area. He serves on the boards of the Ventura County Community Foundation and was a co-founder of the Ventura County Civic Alliance, a project that engages all citizens in building a better community.

Chuck has facilitated the following CNL course:

• Nonprofits and the Economy