Charles E. Lane, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Charlie Lane, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, oversees a diverse group of services, including financial services and procurement, audit services and institute compliance, facilities, human resources, information management systems and services, research administration, and security and parking. In addition, he acts as the primary administrative contact with Caltech's faculty club, the Athenaeum, and serves as the primary liaison to two Trustee committees: Finance, Facilities, and Infrastructure and Audit, Compliance, and Risk. He brings more than two decades of experience in administrative management and higher education operations to Caltech, having most recently served as the University of Florida's (UF) senior vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to moving to UF in 2014, Lane was at the University of Southern California (USC) for more than two decades, where he held roles of increasing administrative responsibility. Lane received a bachelor's degree in biology with minors in mathematics and chemistry from Southwest Baptist University, a master's degree in science from the University of Central Missouri, a master's degree in public health from the University of Texas, and a master's degree in public administration from USC. He also completed a doctorate in public administration at USC.