• Charles W. Johnson - Founder and Chairman of the Board
• Phil Fraher - President and Chief Executive Officer
• Clare B. Johnson, Ph.D.

As a founder and the chairman of Visual Numerics, Chuck is responsible for long-range business planning.

Chuck has been in the computer industry for over 55 years.  Prior to founding Visual Numerics, he was a systems engineering manager for International Business Machines (IBM).  He started his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and then was a first lieutenant and manager of the computer center at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

Chuck is affiliated with the following organizations:  emeritus director of Congdon Orchards, Inc., member of the Advisory Board of Johnson Bank, Inc., member of two MIT Visiting Committees, honorary member of the MIT Corporation Development Committee, member of the MIT Educational Council, member of Principal Benefactors of the Mayo Clinic, president of the Racine, WI Police and Fire Commission, and director of the Racine, WI Zoological Society.

In 1955, Chuck completed his graduate degree (Engineer Degree) at MIT.  In 1952 he earned his B.S. in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Phil is President and Chief Executive Officer of Visual Numerics with overall responsibility for Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Research & Development worldwide. Prior to this role, Phil was Chief Operating Offer for Visual Numerics and played a strategic role in the company's current direction.

Phil has extensive experience in high tech especially with technology for data intensive environments. Phil has held various senior roles in finance and operational management including venture capital fund raising, mergers and acquisitions management, international operations growth and development, joint venture development, and web portal strategy and deployment.

Prior to joining Visual Numerics, Phil was COO and CFO at Brightmail, Inc., a successful venture-backed Bay Area start-up company, where he led the raising of $35M in venture capital for the company in one of the most difficult economic environments experienced in decades. Phil also led Brightmail's expansion efforts into Europe and Asia Pacific.

Phil also served as CFO at Cahners Business Information Electronic Media Division, where he developed a sophisticated Web portal strategy to grow that company's business. Phil has also served as the Vice President of Finance at Pilot Software and Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Earlier in his career, Phil was a software engineer at Exxon where he was involved in developing visualization software for oil exploration.

Phil holds seats on the Advisory Board at the College of Computer Science and Engineering at Auburn University, and the Alumni Advisory Council at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. Phil received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, and his M.B.A. from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester.

Clare is currently a Consultant working in several business sectors, and is an Assistant Softball Coach at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside.  Prior to her current professional commitments, she worked at Baxter International, Inc. as a Business Analyst and Industrial Engineer and at Computer Associates International, Inc. as a consulting Engineer and Programmer Analyst. She worked for Visual Numerics, Inc. and utilized the company’s PV-WAVE software for data analysis during the writing of her Ph.D. thesis.

In addition to industry experience, Clare has extensive teaching and research experience at several prominent universities.  She has held positions such as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside, conducting research in the areas of Sport Biomechanics and Aging & Wellness, and teaching the core courses in the Fitness Management major.  She was also a graduate Research Assistant at The Pennsylvania State University, performing research predominantly in Aging and Postural Control and teaching in the Department of Kinesiology, and a Research Assistant at Northwestern University, Industrial Engineering/Management Science Department.

Clare is a member of several professional associations, including:  the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.  Clare is also a member of two Honor Societies: Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and Phi Kappa Phi. 

Clare completed her Ph.D. in Kinesiology from The Pennsylvania State University, her M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and her B.S. in Systems Engineering with Distinction from the University of Arizona.