Charles W. Johnson is co-founder and Chairman of Visual Numerics, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Chuck has been in the computer industry for over 56 years. Prior to co-founding Visual Numerics, he was a systems engineer manager for IBM. He started his career at MIT on the Whirlwind computer. He then was manager of the Computer Center at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
A native of Racine, Wisconsin, Chuck lives there with his wife, Jen, and three of their six children. Chuck is affiliated with the following organizations: Emeritus Director of Congdon Orchards, Inc.; Member of the Advisory Board of Johnson Bank, Inc.; Member of two MIT visiting committees (the Department of Biology and the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation); Honorary member of the MIT Corporation Development Committee; Member of the MIT Educational Council; Member of the MIT Alumni Association Board of Directors; Member of Principal Benefactors of the Mayo Clinic; President of the Racine Police and Fire Commission; and Director of the Racine Zoological Society.
He has received the following honors: Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering); Sigma Xi (Scientific Research); and from MIT, the George B. Morgan '20 Award; the Henry B. Kane '24 Award; and the Marshall B. Dalton '15 Award. In 1955, Chuck received his Civil Engineering (CE) degree at MIT. In 1952 he earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Chairman
Visual Numerics, Inc.
