Charles Johnson-Bey serves as a Co-Principal Investigator of the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA), a neutral convener funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), that helps to identify and develop bold and transformative new engineering research directions, supporting the engineering community's pursuit of innovative, high-impact research that benefits society.
Charles graduated from the prestigious Baltimore Polytechnic Institute engineering high school in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and both a master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware. As a senior vice president for Booz Allen Hamilton, his responsibilities are to develop and to execute innovative technology strategies that position the company as a leader in the development of next-generation solutions that are recognizable and branded in the market. He inspires leaders and promotes innovation, collaboration and sharing of intellectual capital that empowers people to change the world.
Charles has more than 25 years of engineering experience that include emerging technologies in information warfare, cyber resilience, digital signal processing, system architecture, prototyping and hardware. He has worked for Lockheed Martin Corporation, Motorola Corporate Research Labs, and Corning Inc./Science and Technology Division. He was an electrical engineering professor at Morgan State University.
He received the 2018 Black Engineer of the Year Award for Career Achievement-Industry and in 2024 was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He serves on several boards, including The Whiting School of Engineering Advisory Board at The Johns Hopkins University and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Boards at both The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Delaware. He is also on the Cybersecurity Institute Advisory Board for the Community College of Baltimore County.