Charles DeSassure is regarded as a leading figure in cybersecurity education and implementation. He is a founding faculty member of the Tarrant County College Cybersecurity Program in Fort Worth, Texas, and helped Rose State College, Midwest City, become the first community college in Oklahoma approved to offer the Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) degree in Cybersecurity. He was instrumental in establishing Johnson & Wales University's cutting-edge 3-year Computer Science Bachelor's degree program, which is the country's first. From a computer literacy perspective, he has worked on projects with the Educational Testing Services and other publishing companies.

A successful educational administrator, he currently serves as the dean of the Business and Information Technology (BIT) Division at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He is responsible for overseeing and providing strategic leadership for the BIT division and its programs, which consist of Accounting, Business Administration, Cyber Security, Computer Information Technology, Economics, Multimedia Communication, Paralegal, and Technical Supervision and Management. He has introduced Project-Based Learning, increased and enhanced articulation agreements, and worked with prior learning to eliminate obstacles for students to complete graduation requirements.  

Prior to his current position, he served as STEM Dean at Thomas Nelson Community College, now Virginia Peninsula Community College in Hampton, where he managed the Engineering, Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering Technologies, Information Technology, Computer Science, Automotive, HVAC, Mechatronics, Unmanned Systems, Welding, and Machining programs, and created two certificates. At Tarrant County College, he served as a distinguished department chair and professor of computer science and Cybersecurity for 20 years. His career has spanned community colleges in Texas, Virginia, and Oklahoma.  

 A former South Carolina public school teacher for three years, he served ten years in the private sector as an information technology (IT) professional, providing computer networking and security solutions to clients nationwide. He has had experience as an MIS manager, information and field systems analyst, LAN administrator, and microcomputer specialist/programmer. DeSassure holds adjunct professor appointments at institutions of higher learning, where he teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses in Cybersecurity and other computer science courses.   

Dr. DeSassure holds a doctorate in computer science with a specialization in Cybersecurity and information assurance from Colorado Technical University, a master's in information and resources management from Webster University, a bachelor's in business administration management from Claflin College (now Claflin University), and an associate's in computer technology from Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. He also received a graduate certificate in higher education leadership and administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. DeSassure completed the Harvard University Management Development Program (MDP), Project-Based Learning Institute, Stanford University Advanced Computer Security Program, North Texas Consortium Leadership and Renewal Academy (CLARA), and the University of Central Oklahoma Educators' Leadership Academy (ELA). He is also a Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP).