August 10, 2010
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Chief Strategist, Consumer Education, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and President, Charles Schwab Foundation.
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz is president of Charles Schwab Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization funded by The Charles Schwab Corporation, whose mission is to create positive change through financial education, philanthropy, and volunteerism. In addition to overseeing the Foundation's strategy and resources, she speaks and writes extensively about personal finance issues, offering guidance and advice for American consumers. Schwab-Pomerantz serves as an expert on two committees of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, which is chaired by Schwab-Pomerantz's father, Charles R. Schwab. She has also testified in Washington D.C. before the federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission, and has advised members of Congress and other federal officials on the issue of financial literacy.
