Charles Isbell

Charles Lee Isbell, Jr. is the 11th Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a computationalist, researcher and an award-winning teacher who has been recognized internationally for his work in providing high-quality, accessible education at scale. His research has focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning, with an emphasis on how those systems interact with humans in responsible and inclusive ways. Isbell completed his undergraduate studies at Georgia Tech and holds a Ph.D. from MIT. He previously worked for AT&T Labs/Research, was dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech and Provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Though born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Isbell’s earliest memory is arriving in Atlanta on a moving truck, so he thinks of himself as being from Atlanta. He and wife, Sheila D. Isbell, are parents to daughter Joni and son Cody.

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