Chuck Gallagher

Chuck Gallagher is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), business ethics keynote speaker, and AI ethics speaker and author whose work helps organizations make better decisions when the pressure is highest. For more than two decades, he has helped corporations, associations, and government agencies translate complex questions about ethics, accountability, and emerging technology into clear choices their people can actually make.
His authority is hard-earned. Chuck became the youngest tax partner at a regional CPA firm at age 26, then lost everything after a series of unethical choices led to federal charges. He rebuilt his life and his career, and the lessons from that experience now anchor his signature message: every choice has a consequence. That framework has made him a sought-after voice on CNN, CBS, and NPR, and a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies and national associations.
Today, Chuck applies the same choices-and-consequences lens to one of the most urgent issues facing leaders: the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence. He helps executives and boards see the human decisions hiding inside their technology decisions—and the reputational, regulatory, and cultural risks that follow. He is the author of five books, host of Straight Talk Radio, and a prolific writer whose blog has published more than 1,800 articles on ethics, leadership, and AI.
Chuck speaks to audiences worldwide and works with meeting planners to deliver keynotes, breakouts, and virtual programs that are practical, memorable, and built around results. Learn more at ChuckGallagher.com.