Charlotte R. Top-Executive
Mission-driven senior executive passionate about advancing discovery and innovation through strategic leadership, collaboration, and operational excellence. Experience leading large-scale research and infrastructure initiatives and multi-sector collaborations, and translating ideas into actionable strategies that strengthen organizations and benefit communities. Guided by a belief in the power of partnership and systems approaches to deliver sustainable results that inform solutions and drive progress across sectors and communities.
Headquarters:
United States
Headline:
Strategic Leadership | Operational Excellence | Scientific and Research Infrastructure, Innovation, and Translation
Followers:
1172
Connections:
1146
Company:
National Science Foundation
Company Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/
Country:
United States
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian
Skills:
ArcGIS, GIS, R, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Team Leadership, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Organizational Change Agent, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Operating Budgets, Change Management, International, Project Planning, Business Planning, Program Management, Consultancy Services, Director level, Non-profit Management, Research, Science, Ecology, Environmental Science, Scientific Writing, Data Analysis, Water, Biogeochemistry, Climate Change, Water Quality, Remote Sensing, Board of Directors, Project Management, Program Development, Environmental Impact Assessment, Statistics, Biology, Biodiversity, Environmental Policy, Wetland Science, Wetlands
Experience:
Title: Section Chief - Office of Research Infrastructure, Office of the Director
Company: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Location:
Start: Dec 2025
End: Present
Title: Deputy Division Director (Acting) - Division of Biological Infrastructure
Company: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Location:
Start: Sep 2024
End: Dec 2025
Title: Program Director - Division of Biological Infrastructure
Company: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Location:
Start: Mar 2021
End: Sep 2024
Title: Co-Chair working group - Mountains to Plains
Company: IWRA - International Water Resources Association
Location:
Start: Jan 2021
End: Oct 2023
Title: Co-Chair Future Risks Committee
Company: American Water Resources Association
Location:
Start: Jul 2021
End: Aug 2022
Title: Deputy Director
Company: Western Resource Advocates
Location: Boulder, CO
Start: Sep 2018
End: Feb 2022
Title: Research Consultant
Company: Terralimno LLC
Location: Boulder, CO
Start: Jun 2015
End: Feb 2021
Title: VP Board of Directors
Company: Shannon Water and Sanitation District
Location: Boulder, CO
Start: May 2014
End: Jan 2021
Title: Director of Science for Operations | Deputy Observatory Director
Company: NEON, Inc.
Location: Boulder, CO
Start: Feb 2015
End: Jun 2015
Title: Assistant Director | Aquatic Sciences Program
Company: NEON, Inc.
Location: Boulder
Start: Jul 2013
End: Feb 2015
Title: Senior Scientist | Deputy Director | Aquatic Sciences Program
Company: NEON, Inc.
Location: Boulder, CO
Start: Apr 2011
End: Jul 2013
Title: Visiting Professor | Adjunct Research Scientist | CIRES Center for Limnology
Company: University of Colorado at Boulder
Location:
Start: Mar 2011
End: Jun 2012
Title: Tenure-Track Research Scientist | Assistant Professor
Company: Buffalo State - Great Lakes Research Center
Location: NY
Start: Aug 2008
End: May 2011
Title: Research Scientist
Company: Climate Impacts Research Centre
Location: Abisko, Sweden
Start: 2007
End: 2008
Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Company: Universite de Quebec a Montreal
Location: Montreal,Canada
Start: 2003
End: 2007
Title: Consultant
Company: Hydro Quebec
Location: Montreal, Canada Area, James Bay, Canada
Start: 2004
End: 2006
Title: Visiting Scientist | Department of Hydrology
Company: University of Bayreuth, Germany
Location: Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Start: 2001
End: 2003
Title: Helpdesk and Database Administrator
Company: Accenture
Location: Sophia Antipolis, France
Start: Jul 1995
End: Jul 1996
Education:
School: McGill University
Degree: Ph.D.
Field: Biogeochemistry and Hydrology
Period:
School: King's College London
Degree: B.Sc. Hons.
Field:
Period:
School: Project Management Institute
Degree: PMP Certification
Field:
Period:
School: Management Concepts
Degree: Contracting Officer's Representative Certification
Field:
Period: