Charles Schwab Jr

Bio

Mr Schwab Jr has been managing proprietary capital for over 12 years on an institutional basis as well as more recently on behalf of the Schwab family. Since mid-1998 he has been managing the private venture investments of the family primarily through Chess Ventures LLC and its predecessor, the Kensington Value Fund. The investment focus of these funds centered around providing capital to high growth emerging companies in technology as well as other opportunistic ventures. Over the past three years he has developed a structured approach to managing the family's assets and is now implementing new investment strategies to further leverage the family's brand and knowledge of financial services. Mr Schwab Jr currently serves on numerous boards, including Integration Associates, which designs custom analog ASIC solutions; DigitalPersona, a provider of biometric solutions; and RAFA, a non-profit organization assisting troubled teens. Mr Schwab earned a BA in Economics and History from Northwestern University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.