Dr. Charlotte Farmer’s 36 years of experience span a diverse set of company environments including start-up, rapid growth, mature, consolidation, regulated, and traditional businesses. She is a visionary focused on accelerating growth and transforming operations. She recently joined Underwriters Laboratories Inc. in 2021 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
In 2011, Dr. Farmer joined the MITRE Corporation where she served as Operations Director for Enterprise Computing, Information, and Security and Operations Director for the Center for Programs and Technology. Dr. Farmer worked with industry, academia, and foreign governments in Europe and North America to foster technological advancement, innovation, and security. Her U.S. clients included Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services.
At Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Dr. Farmer played integral roles across strategy and transformation leadership. She also led organizational turnarounds worldwide, including international government restructuring, federal government modernization, and global manufacturing cost-cutting. Prior to BAH, Dr. Farmer held several leadership roles at Eastman Chemical across research and development, manufacturing, finance, and health, safety, and the environment.
Dr. Farmer holds an MBA, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering, and a doctorate degree in Systems Engineering. Her commitment to leadership, ethics, diversity, and STEM (LEADS) coalitions has been recognized with multiple accolades, including being named one of 2020’s Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by Savoy magazine, a 2021 Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International, and a 2023 inductee into the Black Engineer of the Year Hall of Fame.
EDUCATION
George Washington University, D.Eng., Systems Engineering
University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, M.B.A.
University of Tennessee, M.S., Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technology University, B.S. Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude