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Richard Fairbank

United States 75 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
banking
Residence
McLean, Virginia
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration)
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts/Economics)
Marital Status
Married
Children
8

Assets

  • Capital One Financial Group
    4,001,000 shares @ -
    -
    COF-US
  • Capital One Financial Group
    81,000 shares @ -
    -
    COF-US

Biography

Richard Fairbank is the chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial, a U.S. bank known for its credit cards.

He presided over the bank's creation in 1994, helping it branch out into credit card and loan services.

He owns just under 1% of the bank's shares and has sold hundreds of millions of dollars of the stock over the years.

He resides in the Washington D.C. area and is a part owner of the Washington Capitals professional ice hockey team.

About

Fairbank and his wife, Chris, have eight children.