What is Charles R. Schwab?
{{Infobox person | name = Charles R. Schwab | image = Charles schwab 2007.jpg | caption = Schwab in 2007 | birth_name = Charles Robert Schwab | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|7|29}} | birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[Stanford University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) | occupation = Businessman | known_for = Founder, chairman, and former CEO of [[Charles Schwab Corporation]] | spouse = Susan Cotter (div. 1970s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2011/06/17/fathers-day-charles-schwabs-fatherly-advice-have-a-passion-for-what-you-do/19968151/|title=Charles Schwab's Fatherly Advice: Have a Passion for What You Do -- and Diversify|first=A. O. L.|last=Staff|access-date=2016-08-11|archive-date=2017-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626190318/https://www.aol.com/article/2011/06/17/fathers-day-charles-schwabs-fatherly-advice-have-a-passion-for-what-you-do/19968151/|url-status=live}}</ref><br> Helen O'Neill | children = 5 }} '''Charles Robert Schwab Sr.''' (born July 29, 1937) is an American investor and financial executive. He is the founder and chairman of the [[Charles Schwab Corporation]]. He semi-retired from the company in 2008 when he stepped down as CEO, but he remains chairman and is the largest [[shareholder]] to this day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spicer |first1=Jonathan |title=Charles Schwab founder stepping down |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-schwab-ceo-idUSN2232510920080723 |access-date=27 March 2021 |publisher=Reuters |date=23 July 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Schwab |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/charles-schwab/ |website=Forbes |access-date=27 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In May 2021, his [[net worth]] was said to be $10.6 billion, making him the 210th richest person in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charle