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Charles R. Schwab

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (July 29, 1937- )
    Born in Sacramento, California
    Founder/chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation (brokerage and banking)
    Author of 'Charles Schwab's Guide to Financial Independence,' 'It Pays to Talk' and 'You're Fifty, Now What'

Why he might be annoying:

    He played the ultimate jock sport in high school: golf.
    He twice flunked his English class in college.
    His personal hero is Ronald Reagan.
    He shares his name with a famed steel magnate.
    He attended parochial school.

Why he might not be annoying:

    A lifelong dyslexic, he wasn't officially diagnosed until he was 40 years old.
    He graduated Stanford, and later, served on the University's Board of Trustees.
    He started an eponymous foundation which funded private human services organizations.
    He helped pioneer online banking.
    The LGBT advocacy group, Human Rights Campaign, gave his company a 100% rating for workplace equality.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 143 Votes: 40.56% Annoying