Charles A. Ratner
President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Charles A. Ratner is the president and chief executive officer of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. and a member of its board of directors. 

Ratner is currently on the boards of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, The Musical Arts Association and United Way Services.  He is on the board of the Jewish Community Federation, a trustee of the Mandel Associated Foundations, David and Inez Myers Foundation and University Hospital. 

Ratner is on the board of directors for American Greetings and RPM. He is on the board of governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.  Ratner is the former chairman of the board of trustees of the Cleveland Foundation, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and the United Way.

Ratner is a graduate of Colgate University and the New York University School of Law.