Charlene Wheeless
- Former senior advisor for equity and justice, APCO Worldwide
- Formerly held VP roles at Bechtel Corporation, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, and American Management Systems
Biography
Charlene Wheeless is an author, advisor, coach and keynote speaker. She also leads her own consulting business that assists corporations in identifying and addressing racial justice issues, as well as communications challenges. Wheeless was the senior advisor for Equity and Justice at APCO Worldwide, as well as the former principal vice president of corporate affairs from the Bechtel Corporation. Prior to that role, she was vice president of communications at Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems and senior vice president of global communications at American Management Systems.
Wheeless served as the chairperson of Page from 2020 to 2022. She was named one of the 50 most influential public relations professionals for five straight years. In 2017, The Network Journal named Wheeless as one of “25 Influential Black Women in Business.”