Charles S. Lachman
Partner
Charles Lachman has spent his career in management and financial positions in both large and small business environments, and he has been a principal equity investor and key management participant in a number of middle market operating companies and strategic investments. In addition to his financial experience, he served as the CFO of a manufacturing company and a specialty retail chain. He was also a Partner and Managing Director of an international consulting firm; a senior executive with American Can Company; and a lending officer at J.P. Morgan.
Charles serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dancker, a distributor of office furniture solutions in the New York area, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and attended Oxford University in England following his graduation, on a fellowship in history. He also attended the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School.
Recently from Charles:
Corporate Fuel Announces New Partners: Phil Annacone & Rob Lubin
Posted February 06, 2026 by John C. Simons , Charles S. Lachman
Corporate Fuel is proud to announce the promotion of Philip Annacone and Robert Lubin to Partners at the firm, and to share other firm updates.
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