Charles Schwab SCHW
About
Charles Schwab is the biggest U.S. retail brokerage, taking client cash deposits and managing wealth.
What tends to move the stock
Interest income on client cash, trading activity and asset gathering drive earnings.
Revenue per employee
33,000 employees as of 2025/FY (+2.8% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Management team
Mr. Wurster is CEO of the company. He has served as CEO since January 2025 and as President of the company and President and director of CS&Co since 2021. Mr. Wurster previously served as Executive Vice President and Head of Schwab Asset Management Services in 2021 and Head of Schwab Asset Management Solutions from 2019 to 2021. He was CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., a subsidiary of the company, from 2019 to 2021, and of Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc., a subsidiary of the company, from 2018 to 2021. He was also CEO of ThomasPartners, Inc. and Windhaven Investment Management, Inc., subsidiaries of the company, from 2016 to 2018. He serves as a trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Investments, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Laudus Trust, and Schwab Strategic Trust. Before joining the company in 2016, Mr. Wurster was employed at Wellington Management, Inc., an investment management services provider, and McKinsey & Company, Inc., a management consulting firm, where he was a leader of the asset management practice and an Associate Principal, respectively. CAREER EXPERIENCE: The Charles Schwab Corporation Chief Executive Officer (2025-present) President (2021-present); Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. Chief Executive Officer (2019-2021); Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc. Chief Executive Officer (2018-2021); ThomasPartners, Inc. Chief Executive Officer (2016-2018); Windhaven Management, Inc. Chief Executive Officer (2016-2018).
Mr. Verdeschi has served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of CSC and CS&Co since October 2024. Prior to that he served as Managing Director and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of CSC and CS&Co from May 2024 to October 2024. Before joining the company, he spent over 30 years at Citigroup, where he was Treasurer from 2017 to October 2023. During his tenure at Citigroup, in addition to serving as Treasurer, Mr. Verdeschi held leadership positions in finance, treasury, and product with increasing levels of responsibility at the firm, including serving as Chief Investment Officer and Head of Rates Portfolio Management. Mr. Verdeschi joined Schwab in 2024.
Mr. Woolway has been President of CSB since 2010 and Chief Executive Officer of CSB since 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer of CSPB since 2017, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Trust Bank since 2018. He has been Managing Director of CSC since 2022 and Chief Banking Officer of CSC since 2023. He has spent his entire career in the financial services sector, and since 2000 he has held senior executive positions in the banking industry. Mr. Woolway joined Schwab in 2010.
Mr. Murtagh has been Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of CSC since 2022 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of CSC and CS&Co from 2012 to 2022. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of CS&Co from 2002 until 2012 and of CSC from 2008 until 2012 when he was also Head of Fixed Income Research for Charles Schwab Investment Management. Mr. Murtagh joined Schwab in 2000.
On January c, 2026, the Board of Directors of The Charles Schwab Corporation appointed Dennis Howard as Managing Director, Chief Technology, Operations and Data Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Howard has served as the Company's Managing Director, Chief Information Officer since 2022 and previously served as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer from 2016 to 2022. He joined the Company in 2014 as Senior Vice President, Core Technology Solutions. Before joining the Company, Mr. Howard was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Visa Inc.
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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