Charles B. Reed
Chancellor
The California State University
The Chancellor of the California State University is the chief executive officer of the country's largest senior system of public higher education. He provides leadership to 47,000 faculty and staff and 450,000 students on 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers. The CSU, which spans the entire state of California, has an annual budget of more than $5 billion.
The California State University currently offers more than 1,150 bachelor's degree programs, 750 master's programs, and 26 joint doctoral programs in 240 areas. CSU prepares the majority of the state's new public school teachers and 10 percent of the nation's K-12 instructors. Each year, nearly as many people graduate with bachelor's degrees from the CSU as from all other universities and colleges in the state combined.
Professional Appointments
California State University System: Chancellor (1998-present)
State University System of Florida: Chancellor (1985-98)
Executive Office of the Governor, Florida: Chief of Staff (1984-85), Deputy Chief of Staff (1981-84), Director of Legislative Affairs (1980-81), Education Policy Coordinator (1979-80)
Florida Department of Education: Director, Office of Educational Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation (1975-79); Associate for Planning and Coordination (1971-75)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: Director, National Project (1970-71)
George Washington University: (tenured) Associate Professor of Education (1970), Assistant Professor of Education (1964-70) and Director of Student Teaching Activities (1968-70), Graduate Assistant and Instructor in Physical Education (1963-64)
Public Service
Member, Board of Directors, Policy Consensus Initiative (2005-06)
Member, Advisory Committee, New Voters Project (2003-06)
Member, Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Infrastructure, City of Los Angeles (2003)
Member, Board of Trustees (2001-02), Board of Directors, (2002- ), ACT, Inc.
Member, National Alliance of Business (2001-03)
Member, Board of Directors, YMCA of Greater Long Beach (1999-2001)
Member, Executive Advisory Council, Systems & Computer Technology Corp.
(1998- )
Member, Board of Trustees, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (1998- )
Member, Board of Directors, Martin Luther King Institute on Non-Violence (1995-98)
National Advisory Council, Hope for Kids (1995-98)
Member, Council on Foreign Relations (1987- )
Member, Florida Council of 100 (1985-99)
Educational Service
Member, National Center on Education and the Economy's Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce (2006)
Member, President's Roundtable, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (2005- )
Member, Board of Directors, Council for Higher Education Accreditation (2004-07)
Member, Board of Directors, National Center for Educational Accountability (2002- )
Member, Presidents Leadership Group, the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (2002- )
Member, College Ed. National Board, The College Board (2001- )
Member, Policy Board, EdVoice (2001- )
Member, National Advisory Committee for TeacherLine, PBS Adult Learning Service (2000-01)
Member, Advisory Group for Tech*Knowledge, PBS Adult Learning Service (2000)
Member, National Council for Education and Human Development, George Washington University (2000-03)
Member, National Commission on the High School Senior Year (2000-01)
Member, RAND Education Advisory Board (2000-03)
Member, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
(1985- ); Board of Directors (2000-2002); Co-Chair, Council on Governmental Affairs (2005- )
Member, America Reads*America Counts Steering Committee of College and University Presidents (1998-2001)
Member, Board of Advisors, California Council on Economic Education (1998- )
Member, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (1998- )
Consultant, Board of Regents, Texas A&M (1995)
Consultant, Virginia Higher Education Coordinating Board (1997)
Member, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (1985- ); Chair, National Commission on College and University Tenure (1997); member, Policy Council, Teacher Education Accountability and Evaluation Commission (1999-2000)
Member, National Business-Higher Education Forum (1992- )
Special consultant to Governor of Kuwait on reconstruction of Kuwait University (1992)
Member, American Association for Higher Education
Member, American Council on Education: member, Joint Editorial Board (2003- )
Member, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges; member, Council of Presidents (2001- )
Member, National Association of System Heads
Member, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Education
George Washington University:
B.S. in Health and Physical Education (1963)
M.S. in Secondary Education (1964)
Ed.D., major in Teacher Education (1970)
Honors and Awards
Recipient, the Southern Regional Education Board’s Lamar R. Plunkett Award (June 2001)
Academic Building II named the "Charles B. Reed Hall" at Florida Gulf Coast University (February 2001)
Honorary Doctor of the University, British Open University (March 2000)
Doctor of Humane Letters, Florida State University (1997)
Doctor of Letters, Waynesburg College (1990)
Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Thomas University (1988)
Doctor of Public Service, George Washington University (1987)
Doctor of Laws, Stetson University (1987)
Floridian of the Year, Orlando Sentinel (1990)
George Washington University Football Hall of Fame (1990)
Fulbright 50th Anniversary Distinguished Fellow-Peru (Sept. 1996)
Top 5 Speeches of the Year, Vital Speeches of the Day (1987)
Dr. Reed has also written and spoken widely on education, finance, management, governance, and the politics of education. He has served internationally and nationally as a consultant, conference leader, and keynote speaker on education and related subjects.
Personal
Born: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29, 1941
Married to Catherine Sayers Reed; two children, Chip and Susan
Five grandchildren: Mattox, Samuel, John, Charles, and Marc
Address
401 Golden Shore, Suite 641
Long Beach, California 90802-4210
Phone (562) 951-4700
Fax (562) 951-4986