Howard Stephen Chase (January 16, 1903 – October 15, 1969) was an American financier who served as president of Wells Fargo from 1964-1966 (List of Wells Fargo presidents).
In 1964, Chase became president of Wells Fargo, succeeding Ransom M. Cook who retained the post of chief executive officer and became chairman of the board.
[5][6] He served as president of what was then the nation's eleventh largest commercial bank for two years until November 1966 when he was succeed as president by Richard P. Cooley (who later married his eldest daughter) and, in turn, succeeded sixty-seven year-old Cook as chairman of the board.
[1] He was replaced as board chairman by Ernest C. Arbuckle, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
[10][11] Together, they were the parents of two daughters: Chase died of a heart attack while on vacation in Vienna, Austria, on October 15, 1969.