Charles E. Gottdiener has served as a director since 2022. He served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Neustar, Inc. from 2018 until December 2021, following completion of TransUnion’s acquisition of Neustar. As President and CEO of Neustar, Mr. Gottdiener helped transform Neustar into a leading global information services and technology company. He has a decades-long track record of leading information services and technology companies, driving innovation in client solutions, increasing revenue and profitability and scaling operations.
Prior to joining Neustar, Mr. Gottdiener served as a Managing Director with Providence Equity Partners where he was Head of Portfolio Operations beginning in 2010, and Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2018. He also served as an interim CEO or Board member of several Providence portfolio companies including Blackboard, SRA International, Altegrity, Survey Sampling, VRAD and Ascend Learning. Previously, Mr. Gottdiener spent seven years with Dun & Bradstreet, where he served in a number of strategy and operating leadership roles including as President of the global risk, analytics and internet solutions business. Prior to Dun & Bradstreet, he held several leadership positions in consulting with Boston Consulting Group, CSC Index, Ernst & Young Consulting and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Mr. Gottdiener received a B.A. in Psychology from Grinnell College, where he also served as a trustee of the College, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.