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Chairman and chief executive officer, Capital One Financial Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: ca. 1950.

Education: Stanford University, BA, 1972; MBA.

Career: Strategic Planning Associates, 1985–1990, partner and consultant; Signet Banking Corporation, 1990–1994, eventually head of credit-card unit; Capital One Financial Corporation, 1994–, chairman and...