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Richard Fairbank CEO
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Stanford University Excellence in Leadership Award (2006)
Washingtonian Business Leader of the Year
Worth magazine Top 10 CEOs list
Worth magazine 50 Best CEOs list
Credit Card Management Entrepreneur of the Year
Barron's Top CEOs list (2025)
Notable Facts
Co-founded Capital One in 1988 and has been CEO since IPO in 1994
One of the longest-serving bank CEOs in America with 30+ years tenure
Billionaire with estimated net worth of $1.1 billion (2018)
Has taken $0 base salary since 1997, compensation is entirely equity-based
Graduated first in class from Stanford MBA program
Father of eight children
Part owner of Washington Capitals NHL team
Capital One is 7th largest U.S. bank by assets
Pioneered data-driven credit card marketing in the 1980s-90s
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Patricia Moore
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Janet Perez
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