Charles William Scharf is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 9 different companies and currently holds the position of Chairman at New York City Ballet, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Wells Fargo & Co., Chief Executive Officer & President at Wells Fargo Bank, NA (Private Banking) and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Wells Fargo Bank, NA (San Francisco Branch) (both are subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Co.). Mr. Scharf is also on the board of Microsoft Corp. and The Johns Hopkins University and Member of The Business Council.

In his past career Charles William Scharf occupied the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management), Chief Executive Officer at BNY Mellon, NA and Chief Executive Officer for The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, New York) (which are all subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.), Chief Executive Officer & Director at Visa, Inc., CFO-Corporate & Investment Bank Division at Citigroup, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer for Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. (a subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc.), Chief Executive Officer-Retail Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer-Retail Division at Bank One Corp. and Managing Director at One Equity Partners LLC (both are subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co.) and Chief Financial Officer of Smith Barney Asset Management.

Charles William Scharf received an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from New York University.