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He semi-retired from the company in 2008 when he stepped down as CEO, but he remains chairman and is the largest shareholder.","summary_more":["As of January 2026, his net worth is estimated by Forbes to be $13.5 billion, making him the 215th richest person in the world."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"29 July 1937","date":"1937-07-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Sacramento","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18013"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"entrepreneur","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131524"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"California Republican Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5020915"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Stanford University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41506"},{"text":"Stanford Graduate School of Business","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413558"},{"text":"Santa Barbara High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7419227"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027#P69"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_R._Schwab","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066027"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Charles R. Schwab born?","a":"Charles R. Schwab was born on 29 July 1937 in Sacramento."},{"q":"Where did Charles R. Schwab study?","a":"Charles R. 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