Is an avid golfer and is a member of the San Francisco Golf Club.
Graduated from Stanford University in 1959 with a B.A. in Economics. In 1961, graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business with a MBA. He is a knight of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Founder and chairman of the Charles Schwab Corporation.
Father-in-law of author Gary Pomerantz.
Father, with Susan Cotter Schwab, of son Charles 'Sandy' Schwab Jr. and daughters Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and Virginia Schwab.
Father, with Helen O'Neill Schwab, of son Michael Schwab and daughter Helen Schwab.