Charlie Scharf

Charles W. Scharf is Chief Executive Officer and President, and a member of the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

A financial services veteran with more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles in the banking and payments industries, Scharf served as chief executive officer of Bank of New York Mellon from July 2017 to September 2019 and the Chair of its board from January 2018 to September 2019. He also was chief executive officer and a director of Visa Inc. from November 2012 to December 2016.

During his tenure at Bank of New York Mellon, Scharf demonstrated a strong track record in initiating and leading change, driving results, strengthening operational risk and compliance, and innovating amid a rapidly evolving digital landscape. At Visa, Scharf transformed the firm into a technology-driven digital commerce company by partnering with the world's leading technology companies to drive new payment experiences and introduce new technologies to improve payment system security.

Previously, Scharf was a managing director of One Equity Partners at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and chief executive officer of Retail Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase. He also was chief executive officer of the retail division of Bank One Corp., chief financial officer of Bank One Corp., chief financial officer of the Global Corporate and Investment Bank division of Citigroup, and chief financial officer of Salomon Smith Barney and its predecessor company. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from New York University. He is a director of Microsoft Corporation and a member of The Business Council.