Major General (Ret.) Charles E. Tucker, Jr., J.D. is the Chicago Institute of Business’ Executive Vice President for International Affairs and Partnership Development. He is responsible for leading and directing the institute’s international program development efforts, establishing partnerships with U.S. and international universities and organizations, developing and implementing a communication strategy for effectively marketing the institute’s international portfolio.
General Tucker is also the Co-​Founder and Executive Director of the World Engagement Institute (WEInstitute) Chicago, Illinois. General Tucker previously served as the Executive Director of the International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI) at DePaul University’s College of Law, Chicago, Illinois and as an international rule of law and humanitarian law practitioner, mostly with the U.S. Government. General Tucker’s mission is to develop and promote the fundamental rights of peoples around the world through education, research, documentation, capacity-​building and advocacy.
He was routinely seconded to the U.S. State Department and various International Organizations. He served multiple tours of duty with the United Nations in various countries and served as Economic and Legal Adviser for the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also served as an International Law Adviser in the Office of the US Secretary of Defense. Additionally, he served as Legal Adviser for the U.S. Ambassador in Iraq, as well as for State Department and DOD missions in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Central and South America. In his civilian capacity, he served as a Senior Field Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, where he oversaw the NLRB General Counsel’s adjudication of complex labor rights cases.
General Tucker is an accomplished lecturer and has authored numerous articles and manuals on international legal matters. He has served as an Assistant Professor of Law at the U.S. Air Force Academy, as well as Course Director of the Academy’s Comparative International Law Program. He is the founding Co-​Editor of the USAFA Journal of Legal Studies. And he served as Adjunct Professor of Management for Bradley University and as an Adjunct faculty member for Wayland College. He is a 1979 graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BA, Government), a 1982 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law (JD) and a 2003 graduate of the US Air War College.
Prior to his retirement from the military in April 2009, Major General Tucker served on the joint staff of the National Guard Bureau. As the Director of Joint Doctrine, Training and Force Development, he was responsible for developing training and exercise policies and programs to ensure joint units of the National Guard were ready to respond to their homeland defense and homeland security missions. In addition, he formulated National Guard Joint Professional Military Education policy, coordinated periodic review of all Joint Professional Military Education curricula, and provided Joint Staff oversight to National Guard Homeland Defense and Joint Inter​agency Training Centers.