C. W. Henderson (Charles Henderson, Charley Henderson) is a media executive, author, screenwriter, and music industry pioneer. USA Today called him one of "Six Who Made a Difference" in a December 11, 1985, cover story. Henderson appeared on the Billboard cover of March 3, 1980. He was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and grew up in Tifton, Georgia, and in Watkinsville, Georgia, before moving to Atlanta in 1971 after graduating from The University of Georgia. Since 1984 he has been an executive at several media companies, and he has been an author with Penguin Random House since 2013.

From 1979-1982 he was vice president at TriStar Studios and national publicist at TriStar Pictures, early indie precursors of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group at Sony Pictures.