Chuck is a Director of The Max Collaborative, a multi‐disciplinary real estate company owned and operated by members of the Ratner family.

He is the former Board Chair of Forest City Enterprises, Inc, a family business founded in the 1920s and a publicly-held company since 1960.  Forest City was a national owner and developer of real estate headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. His career at Forest City spanned 55 years, culminating in his serving as President and CEO of the company from 1995 to 2011 and as the Board Chair of Forest City Realty Trust, Inc, from 2011 to 2016.

He served as a Board Member at American Greetings Corp from 2000-2013 and as a Board Member at RPM Corporation from 2003-2014. 

His many years of leadership include currently serving on the boards of The Jewish Agency for Israel where he is the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Governors; The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland where he is a Past Board Chair; and The Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra). He has formerly served on the boards of The United Way of Cleveland where he is a Past Campaign Chair; The Cleveland Foundation, where he is a Past Board Chair; and The Greater Cleveland Partnership. In addition, he currently serves as a Trustee of the The Mandel Associated Foundations and The David and Inez Myers Foundation.

He graduated from Colgate University and The New York University School of Law. He is married to Ilana Horowitz Ratner and has four children and seven grandchildren.