Charles Owen ("Chuck") Prince III (born January 13, 1950) is an American corporate executive, banker / financier, and lawyer.

("Sandy") Weill (born 1933), as the chief executive of the financial firm in 2002-2003, and succeeded him also four years later as the subsequent chairman of the board of directors in 2006.

[6] In 2000, shortly following the 1998 merger of the Travelers Group and Citicorp, Prince was named chief administrative officer of the newly created firm, Citigroup.

In July 2007, Prince famously said about Citigroup's continued commitment to leveraged buy-out deals, despite fears of reduced liquidity because of the occurring sub-prime meltdown: "As long as the music is playing, you've got to get up and dance.

"[10] In 2008, Fortune named Charles Prince as one of eight economic leaders "who didn't [see] the crisis coming", noting his overly optimistic statements in July 2007.

[13] Prince serves in the influential trade group the Financial Services Forum, as well as a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, the Business Roundtable, and several other organizations.