Background
Saavedra, Charles James was born on November 2, 1941 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Charles James and Evangeline Cecilia (Aragon) Saavedra.
Saavedra, Charles James was born on November 2, 1941 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Charles James and Evangeline Cecilia (Aragon) Saavedra.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Regis University, Denver, 1963. Postgraduate, University California, San Francisco, 1966.
Vice president Western States Bankcard Association, San Francisco, 1969-1977. Director information systems World Airways, Inc., Oakland, 1977-1979. Vice president computer services First Nationwide Bank, San Francisco, 1979-1983.
Senior vice president Wells Fargo Bank, 1983-1992, Union Bank California, San Francisco, 1992—2005. Organizing director One California Bank Financial Stability Board, since 2006. Instructor Programming & Systems Institute, San Francisco, 1968-1969.
Lecturer American Management Association, 1984-2005, board director One California Bank Oakland, since 2006, East Bay College Fund.
President Richt Direction Project Contra Costa County. Board directors Northern California Family Center With United States Naval Reserve, 1963-1964. Member Data Processing Managers Association (board directors, chairman program committee 1981), American National Standards Institute, American Bankers Association, San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce, Commonwealth Club California, Lake Lakewood Association, Alpha Delta Gamma.
Married Ann Helen Taylor, 1967. Children: Michael, Kevin, Sarah.