Charles S. Abell
Vice Chairman

Charles (Charlie) Abell was named Vice Chairman of Martin, Blanck & Associates in February 2010. Martin, Blanck & Associates is a federal health services consulting firm based in Falls Church, Virginia. Martin-Blanck provides critical assistance to public and private sector clients focused on federal state health care delivery systems and services. Martin-Blanck has grown to over two dozen senior executive partners with expertise in health care policy, program development, management, informatics, and strategic planning.

Prior to joining Martin, Blanck & Associates, Abell was the Chief Executive Officer for TriServ Alliance, LLC. In this role, he was accountable for the overall success of the organization including strategy development and execution of the business plan.

Appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2001, Abell served as principal deputy under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, where he was responsible for personnel issues for the Total Force, to include policies and programs for service members, families, the Reserve Component and civilian personnel in the Department of Defense. His purview responsibilities included health care and other benefits for military personnel.

Following his work in the Pentagon, Abell served as staff director for the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and lead staff member for the Subcommittee on Personnel where he was responsible for issues concerning military readiness and quality of life.

Abell entered the United States Army as an enlisted soldier and concluded his Army career as a lieutenant colonel. He served two tours in Vietnam in various positions including infantry platoon leader, company commander and cobra attack helicopter pilot.

Abell holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Columbus University and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Tampa.

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