Charles Donly

Charles is COO of Lanai. He is an accomplished executive, physicist, and engineer and holds patents related to underwater sea exploration. Prior to his work with Lanai, Charles built and led Seagate's Data4Good initiative to develop technology projects to combat the spread of COVID with Ford, the Journal of Aerosol Science, and Folding@Home. Before this, Charles led the work on nuclear power design for aircraft carriers and submarines.

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Lieutenant USN: Selected by the head of the Navy Nuclear Propulsion division to work on Nuclear Power design for aircraft carriers and submarines. While serving, he held a Top Secret and Q clearance, was ranked top in his division, and was the first person in Naval Reactor’s 50-year history to receive the Naval Achievement medal. Georgetown University, BASc, Physics (Magna Cum Laude), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering, Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, EMBA (Beta Gamma Sigma).

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When not running with his Huskies, Charles enjoys discovering small production vineyards around the globe and taking a variety of cooking classes.