Charlie Scharf

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Wells Fargo

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Charlie Scharf has led Wells Fargo as Chief Executive Officer and President since October 2019 and became Chairman in October 2025. A banking and payments veteran of more than 30 years, he was previously chair and chief executive of BNY Mellon, chief executive of Visa from 2012 to 2016, and head of retail financial services at JPMorgan, after chief financial officer roles at Bank One and in Citigroup’s corporate and investment bank. He is also a director of Microsoft. Wells Fargo ranked No. 38 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chairman of Wells Fargo since October 2025; CEO and President since October 2019.
• Chair and CEO of BNY Mellon, 2017 to 2019.
• CEO of Visa, 2012 to 2016.
• CEO of Retail Financial Services, JPMorgan, 2004 to 2011.
• Director of Microsoft.

Professional Journey

Scharf was chief financial officer of Citigroup’s Global Corporate & Investment Bank division from 1999 to 2000 and of Bank One from 2000 to 2002, then ran Bank One’s retail division. After the JPMorgan merger he was chief executive of Retail Financial Services from 2004 to 2011, and then a managing director at One Equity Partners.

He was chief executive of Visa from 2012 to 2016 and of BNY Mellon from 2017, also chairing BNY Mellon from 2018.

He became Chief Executive Officer and President of Wells Fargo, and a director, in October 2019, and Chairman in October 2025. He sits on the board of Microsoft.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.