# Charles Phillips

> Charles Phillips is a New York-based technology executive and investor, co-founder and managing partner of Recognize. Previously CEO of Infor from 2010 to 2019 and then chairman, he backed industry-specific cloud applications and an internal creative agency, Hook & Loop. His earlier career included the U.S. Marine Corps, technology research at Morgan Stanley and the presidency of Oracle.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Recognize
- **Organizations:** Recognize, Infor (former CEO and chairman), Oracle (former president and director), Morgan Stanley (former managing director), United States Marine Corps (former captain), Black Economic Alliance, American Express, Bloomberg LP, Compass, Apollo Theater, Council on Foreign Relations, Verizon
- **From:** Little Rock, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, United States Air Force Academy, MBA, Hampton University, JD, New York Law School
- **Known for:** Led Infor’s investment in an internal creative agency, Hook & Loop., Helped shift Infor toward industry-specific cloud software on AWS., Co-founded technology services investment firm Recognize.

## Career timeline

- **1981-1986** — Served in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching captain.
- **1994** — Joined Morgan Stanley after earlier financial-sector roles.
- **2003-2010** — President and director of Oracle.
- **2010** — Appointed CEO of Infor.
- **2012** — Infor opened its New York headquarters; an internal design agency became central to its product approach.
- **2014** — Presented Infor’s AWS cloud strategy at the San Francisco AWS Summit.
- **2019** — Became Infor chairman effective August 20, with Kevin Samuelson succeeding him as CEO.
- **2020** — Co-founded Recognize; Infor became a Koch Industries subsidiary.
- **2026** — Elected to Verizon’s board in September.

## Achievements

- Led Infor’s investment in an internal creative agency, Hook & Loop.
- Helped shift Infor toward industry-specific cloud software on AWS.
- Co-founded technology services investment firm Recognize.
- Co-founded and co-chairs the Black Economic Alliance.
- Recognized as an Institutional Investor All-Star technology analyst for ten consecutive years.
- Received the 2017 Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Global Business Leadership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Verizon announced his election to its board of directors on September 29.
- **2025-06** — Recognize announced that its second fund closed with more than $1.7 billion in commitments.

## Links

- Website: https://recognize.com/team/charles-phillips/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesphillips1
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/PhillipsCE

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