Charles Tharp

Professor of the Practice, Management & Organizations

Associate Director, HRPI

Education:
Ph.D. in Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University
L.L.M. in Human Rights and Social Justice, University of Connecticut School of Law
J.D., Quinnipiac School of Law
MA in Economics, Wayne State University
BA, Hope College

Prior Teaching Experience:
Visiting Lecturer, School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University
Adjunct faculty, University of Michigan, Advanced Human Resource Executive Program
Professor, Human Resource Management, Rutgers University and Co-Director of the Executive Master in Human Resource Leadership Program.

Prior Corporate Experience:
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Executive Vice President (interim), Saks, Inc.
CEO, Center On Executive Compensation
Executive Vice President, Human Resource Policy Association
Executive Compensation Consultant, Towers Perrin (Willis Towers Watson)
Various human resources leadership roles:
GE,
PepsiCo,
Pillsbury,
Connecticut General Insurance (CIGNA)

Other:
Former President, National Academy of Human Resources
Distinguished Fellow of the Academy