Charles D. Vogt is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 8 different companies and is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at DZS, Inc. and Co-Managing Director at DZS GmbH (a subsidiary of DZS, Inc.).

He is also on the board of The Communications & Information Technology Association, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Neta's, Inc. and The Telecommunications Industry Association and Member of Young Presidents' Organization, Inc.

Charles D. Vogt previously was President & Chief Executive Officer at ATX Networks Corp., President & Chief Executive Officer of Imagine Communications Corp., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at ATX Holdings LLC, Sales Executive at Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chairman for Kentrox, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Taqua Systems, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at GENBAND, Inc., Assistant Vice President at Ascend Communications, Inc., Vice President for Accelerated Networks, Inc., Vice President at Santera Systems, Inc. and President-Sales & Marketing at Tekelec Global, Inc.

Mr. Vogt received an undergraduate degree from St. Louis University.