David S. Pottruck is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Red Eagle Ventures, a San Francisco private equity firm. He is the former President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of The Charles Schwab Corporation. Before joining Schwab in 1984, he was a Senior Vice President at Shearson/American Express. Mr. Pottruck serves on the Board of Directors of DoveBid, Inc., Intel Corporation, U.S. Trust Company, N.A., and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. In addition, he is a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and serves as Chair of the San Francisco Committee on Jobs. Mr. Pottruck has received significant recognition by various business magazines. He has been named one of the "Top 15 CEOs" by Worth; "CEO of the Year" by Information Week; "Executive of the Year" by The San Francisco Business Times; "CEO of the Year" by Morningstar. Mr. Pottruck also received the Anti-Defamation League's 2000 Torch of Liberty Award. He recently co-authored the "best seller" business book, Clicks and Mortar: Passion Driven Growth in an Internet Driven World, and was appointed by Congress to serve as a commissioner on The Advisory Commission on Internet Commerce. Mr. Pottruck is the past Chair of the San Francisco Aids Foundation (SFAF) New Initiatives Fundraising Campaign and a past President of the Board of Trustees of The Seven Hills School. After graduating with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970, Mr. Pottruck went on to receive his MBA with honors from Wharton in 1972.
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