Charles C. Kimball II

Dr. Charles Kimball has been the special assistant to the president for strategic initiatives since November 2013. In that capacity, he undertakes writing and editing duties on the president's behalf; provides advice and support to the president, the president's Cabinet, and the president's office on strategic planning, communications, Board governance, and accreditation; co-staffs the Board of Trustees' Governance Committee; and serves as a member of the Commencement planning team. He previously worked with President Kim at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was a senior staff assistant in the president's office from 2004 to 2007. He held a similar position at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas, from 1993 to 2004, where he also served as director of institutional research, did a stint as acting vice president for enrollment services, and for two years oversaw the college's admissions communications program.

Dr. Kimball received his M.A. and PhD in modern British history from Stanford University in 1990 and his A.B. in history from Harvard College in 1981. He has taught at Lyon College and in Stanford's Cultures, Ideas, and Values program for freshmen.