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Biography

University of La Verne - Political Science

Company Sr VP & VP for Government Affairs, Consultant, teaching college class and seeking new full-time challenge
Higher Education
Charles M.
Seigel
San Diego, California
✦ Unusually successful political, governmental affairs, and community & media relations consultant and executive with deep expertise representing controversial universities, companies, and issues. ✦

I establish new Government Affairs offices and grow smaller ones to meet companies’ ever-evolving needs and challenges. With lifelong knowledge and savvy with American and foreign political systems, I demystify complex political processes for lay people. I've had unparalleled success growing companies through government approvals and contracts in unexpected ways, leading high profile initiatives, and representing companies to all levels of stakeholders and policy makers.

Creating a company/industry presence when none existed before, and maximizing resources to further our influence and success is energizing like nothing else. Serving as press spokesperson and GA official dealing with media in controversial, urgent issues and PR crises has been part of my career since the beginning. I’ve selected, trained, and managed staffs and teams of lobbyists all around the country, often across simultaneous competing projects.

Currently consulting and sometimes serving as adjunct faculty in Political Science, most of my focus these days is on the intersection of industry, government, and academia. Completing my MPA later in my career inspired a newfound passion for higher education, and I’m especially interested in opportunities that allow me to leverage my business and government savvy for the benefit of colleges and universities.

My current home base is San Diego. When I’m not working, I’m crossing off the few remaining countries from my to-visit list; I’ve traveled to 99 countries so far on an ever-evolving quest for knowledge and cultural exchange.

Please get in touch if you want to discuss government affairs, communication, higher ed, or how to make the most of your airline miles.

Experience

  • Palomar College

    Adjunct Instructor

    Instructor for U.S. and California Government class, Summer 2018 at South Education Center

  • Chartwell Government Affairs Group

    Founder and President

    I evaluate and establish corporate, association, organization and nonprofit government affairs/lobbying programs with emphasis in organizational assessment, regional and local capacity building, and hands-on project leadership.

  • Community Education Centers, Inc.

    Public Affairs Consultant

    After formally leaving CEC, I was kept on in a consulting capacity, as Press Spokesperson and Public Affairs Manager, until the company was sold to a competitor in May 2017.

  • Government Affairs Consulting

    Founder

    Charles worked at Government Affairs Consulting as a Founder

  • University of La Verne

    Adjunct Instructor

    Instructor for American Government and Politics course, Spring 2015 and Fall 2016

  • American Council of Young Political Leaders

    ACYPL is a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit which promotes understanding between nations and cultures by sponsoring in-depth visits to the U.S. from young political leaders from countries all across the world and by sending young American political leaders to visit foreign countries and learn about their histories, cultures and political systems. I was a proud member of the Board of Trustees for 12 years. I was a delegate on the ACYPL delegation to Japan in 1996 and the escort of the delegation to Romania in 1999.

Education

  • Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

    Master of Public Administration (MPA)

    Awarded 2012
    Mid-Career Master's student. Took classes in Strategic Management for Public Purposes; Decision Making in Recent Crises; Leadership and 20th Century American Foreign Policy; Politics and Policies: What Can Statistics Tell Us?; Persuasion: The Science and Art of Effective Influence; Homeland Security Enterprise; Presidents, Politics and Economic Growth: From World War II to Obama; Great Power Competition in the International System; and Comparative Constitutional Law (at the Harvard Law School).

  • University of Chicago

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

    American History
    Majored in American History, also was Politics Editor for the Chicago Journal newspaper and news and program director for campus radio station WHPK-FM.