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Charles Schwab Corporation

SCHWAB CHARLES CORP

NYSE: SCHW. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

US

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051
SEC CIK
0000316709
Website
www.aboutschwab.com Open
Record version
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 6, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Richard A. WursterSince Feb 25, 2026
Chair
Charles R. Schwab
Independent
10 / 1414 directors published
Published claims
524 distinct sources
Evidence records
120 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 4 distinct sources and 12 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works

EXECUTIVE APPOINTED

Dennis W. Howard executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.

EffectiveEffective Feb 25, 2026E4

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Managing Director, Chief Technology, Operations and Data OfficerDennis W. HowardFeb 2026currentSource reportedE4
Managing Director and Chief Financial OfficerMichael D. VerdeschiFeb 2026currentSource reportedE5
Managing Director and Chief Risk OfficerNigel J. MurtaghFeb 2026currentSource reportedE6
Managing Director, General Counsel, and Corporate SecretaryPatrick J. Forkin IIIFeb 2026currentSource reportedE7
Managing Director and Chief Banking OfficerPaul V. WoolwayFeb 2026currentSource reportedE8
Managing Director, General Counsel, and Corporate SecretaryPeter J. Morgan IIIFeb 2026currentSource reportedE9
President and Chief Executive OfficerRichard A. WursterFeb 2026currentSource reportedE10

Board of directors

Evidence

14 directors published. 10 of 14 with a published determination are independent.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Arun SarinIndependent2009None publishedSource reportedE3
Carolyn Schwab-PomerantzNot independent2022RiskSource reportedE3
Charles A. RuffelIndependent2018AuditSource reportedE3
Charles R. SchwabNot independentChair1986None publishedSource reportedE3
Christopher V. DoddsIndependent2014Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance; RiskRiskSource reportedE3
Frank C. HerringerIndependent1996CompensationCompensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance · ChairNominating and Corporate Governance, chairSource reportedE3
Gerri K. Martin-FlickingerIndependent2020AuditSource reportedE3
Joan T. DeaIndependent2017CompensationCompensation; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate GovernanceSource reportedE3
John K. Adams, Jr.Independent2015Audit, chairAudit · ChairSource reportedE3
Marianne C. BrownIndependent2020Risk, chairRisk · ChairSource reportedE3
Paula A. SneedIndependent2002Compensation, chairCompensation · ChairSource reportedE3
Richard A. WursterNot independent2025None publishedSource reportedE3
Stephen A. EllisIndependent2012AuditAudit; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate GovernanceSource reportedE3
Walter W. Bettinger IINot independentChair2008None publishedSource reportedE3
Arun SarinIndependence not publishedNot publishedNominating and Corporate GovernanceRiskSource reportedE11

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
AuditJohn K. Adams, Jr.John K. Adams, Jr., Charles A. Ruffel, Gerri K. Martin-Flickinger, Stephen A. EllisNot described in the published record
Audit · ChairNot publishedJohn K. Adams, Jr.Not described in the published record
Audit; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNot publishedStephen A. EllisNot described in the published record
CompensationPaula A. SneedPaula A. Sneed, Frank C. Herringer, Joan T. DeaNot described in the published record
Compensation · ChairNot publishedPaula A. SneedNot described in the published record
Compensation; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNot publishedJoan T. DeaNot described in the published record
Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance · ChairNot publishedFrank C. HerringerNot described in the published record
Nominating and Corporate GovernanceFrank C. HerringerFrank C. Herringer, Arun Sarin, Christopher V. Dodds, Joan T. Dea, Stephen A. EllisNot described in the published record
Nominating and Corporate Governance; RiskNot publishedChristopher V. DoddsNot described in the published record
RiskMarianne C. BrownMarianne C. Brown, Arun Sarin, Carolyn Schwab-Pomerantz, Christopher V. DoddsNot described in the published record
Risk · ChairNot publishedMarianne C. BrownNot described in the published record
Committee RecordAudit: Chair John K. Adams, Jr.; Members John K. Adams, Jr. (Chair); Charles A. Ruffel; Gerri K. Martin-Flickinger; Stephen A. Ellis
Source reportedE11
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Committee AppointmentJohn K. Adams, Jr.: chair, Audit
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:31
Committee AppointmentCharles A. Ruffel: member, Audit
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:32
Committee AppointmentGerri K. Martin-Flickinger: member, Audit
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:33
Committee AppointmentStephen A. Ellis: member, Audit
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:34
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Paula A. Sneed; Members Paula A. Sneed (Chair); Frank C. Herringer; Joan T. Dea
Source reportedE11
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Committee AppointmentPaula A. Sneed: chair, Compensation
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:36
Committee AppointmentFrank C. Herringer: member, Compensation
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:37
Committee AppointmentJoan T. Dea: member, Compensation
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:38
Committee AppointmentFrank C. Herringer: chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:40
Committee AppointmentArun Sarin: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:41
Committee AppointmentChristopher V. Dodds: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:42
Committee AppointmentJoan T. Dea: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:43
Committee AppointmentStephen A. Ellis: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:44
Committee RecordRisk: Chair Marianne C. Brown; Members Marianne C. Brown (Chair); Arun Sarin; Carolyn Schwab-Pomerantz; Christopher V. Dodds
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_record:45
Committee AppointmentMarianne C. Brown: chair, Risk
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:46
Committee AppointmentArun Sarin: member, Risk
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:47
Committee AppointmentCarolyn Schwab-Pomerantz: member, Risk
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:48
Committee AppointmentChristopher V. Dodds: member, Risk
Source reportedE11
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:committee_appointment:49

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerRichard A. Wurster, President and Chief Executive Officer, from Feb 25, 2026
Source reportedE10
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:leadership_role:29
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Index MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Source reportedE12
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:index_membership:50
Security ListingSCHW (NYSE)
Source reportedE1
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:security_listing:51
Security ListingSCHW-PD (NYSE)
Source reportedE1
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:security_listing:52
Security ListingSCHW-PJ (NYSE)
Source reportedE1
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:security_listing:53
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
IndexSecurityStatusEffectiveVerificationSource
S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices)NYSE: SCHW-PJcurrentJun 2, 1997inferredSlickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license)

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameSCHWAB CHARLES CORP
Source reportedE1
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:entity_status:3
Official Websitehttps://www.aboutschwab.com
Source reportedE2
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:official_website:4
Published FactFinancials
Source reportedE1
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:published_fact:7
Published Facthttps://www.aboutschwab.com
Source reportedE2
company:eae9983b-18cd-400c-b259-09c17a2bc051:published_fact:8

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

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Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
12 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 8 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    SCHWAB CHARLES CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-25)
    SCHWAB CHARLES CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-25). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    The Charles Schwab Corporation DEF 14A 2026-04-06
    sec proxy. Published Apr 6, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 14 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    SCHW-PD 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    SCHW-PJ 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    SCHW-PJ 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    SCHW 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  8. E8
    SCHW-PD 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  9. E9
    SCHW-PD 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  10. E10
    SCHW-PD 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  11. E11
    Audit
    board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 20 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  12. E12
    S&P 500
    Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026
  • Dennis W. Howard executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Michael D. Verdeschi executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Nigel J. Murtagh executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Patrick J. Forkin III executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Paul V. Woolway executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Peter J. Morgan III executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Richard A. Wurster executive of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2026-02-25.
  • Richard A. Wurster seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2025-01-01.
  • Carolyn Schwab-Pomerantz seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2022-01-01.
  • Gerri K. Martin-Flickinger seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2020-01-01.
  • Marianne C. Brown seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2020-01-01.
  • Risk · Chair committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2020-01-01.
  • Marianne C. Brown member of Risk · Chair, effective 2020-01-01.
  • Charles A. Ruffel seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2018-01-01.
  • Charles A. Ruffel member of Audit, effective 2018-01-01.
  • Joan T. Dea seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2017-01-01.
  • Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2017-01-01.
  • Joan T. Dea member of Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2017-01-01.
  • John K. Adams, Jr. seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Audit · Chair committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2015-01-01.
  • John K. Adams, Jr. member of Audit · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Christopher V. Dodds seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2014-01-01.
  • Nominating and Corporate Governance; Risk committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2014-01-01.
  • Christopher V. Dodds member of Nominating and Corporate Governance; Risk, effective 2014-01-01.
  • Stephen A. Ellis seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2012-01-01.
  • Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2012-01-01.
  • Stephen A. Ellis member of Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance, effective 2012-01-01.
  • Arun Sarin seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2009-01-01.
  • Walter W. Bettinger II seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2008-01-01.
  • Walter W. Bettinger II chairs board Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2008-01-01.
  • Paula A. Sneed seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2002-01-01.
  • Compensation · Chair committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 2002-01-01.
  • Paula A. Sneed member of Compensation · Chair, effective 2002-01-01.
  • Frank C. Herringer seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 1996-01-01.
  • Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance · Chair committee of Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 1996-01-01.
  • Frank C. Herringer member of Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance · Chair, effective 1996-01-01.
  • Charles R. Schwab seat on Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 1986-01-01.
  • Charles R. Schwab chairs board Charles Schwab Corporation, effective 1986-01-01.
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  9. Governance0
  10. Risk0
  11. AI oversight0
  12. Legal0
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  14. Other published claims7
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    Charles Schwab CorporationCompany
  • Dennis W. HowardPerson
  • Michael D. VerdeschiPerson
  • Nigel J. MurtaghPerson
  • Patrick J. Forkin IIIPerson
  • Paul V. WoolwayPerson
  • Peter J. Morgan IIIPerson
  • Richard A. WursterPerson
  • Arun SarinPerson
  • Carolyn Schwab-PomerantzPerson
  • Charles A. RuffelPerson
  • Charles R. SchwabPerson
  • Christopher V. DoddsPerson
  • Frank C. HerringerPerson
  • Gerri K. Martin-FlickingerPerson
  • Joan T. DeaPerson
  • John K. Adams, Jr.Person
  • Marianne C. BrownPerson
  • Paula A. SneedPerson
  • Stephen A. EllisPerson
  • Walter W. Bettinger IIPerson
  • Arun SarinPerson
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