Charles W. Scharf Chief Executive Officer and President Wells Fargo & Company Charlie Scharf is chief executive officer and president, and a member of the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo & Company. A financial services veteran, Charlie served as CEO of Bank of New York Mellon from 2017 to 2019. He was CEO and a director of Visa from 2012 to 2016. Previously, he was a managing director of One Equity Partners at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and CEO of Retail Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase. He was CEO of the retail division of Bank One Corp., and held numerous chief financial officer roles. Charlie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from New York University. He is a director of Microsoft, serves on the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins University, is a member of The Business Council, and is chairman of the New York City Ballet.
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Asia Center
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Center for Financial Markets
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Center for the Future of Aging
Advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.
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Center for Public Health
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Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Analyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansion
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
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FasterCures
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Financial Innovations Labs
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Global Market Development
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Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Anyone with a dream should have the opportunity to make it come true—through determination and an economic system that works for all
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Research Department
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