C-Suite Conversation feat. Brian Schaller

Schedule

Thursday, October 29, 2026

6 p.m. | Program
7 p.m. | Networking Reception

About

Brian Schaller

President, Wawa

Brian Schaller serves as President of Wawa, Inc., a chain of more than 1,200 convenience stores located in 14 states across the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the United States, as well as Washington, DC. Wawa is a family and associate-owned, privately held company with more than 50,000 Wawa associates serving almost 2 million customers every day. Wawa ranks 21st on Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Largest Private Companies and, in 2025, ranks among the top ten largest Employee Stock Ownership Plans in the country by participants.

The company began in the early 1800’s in New Jersey with an iron foundry and a cotton and textile mill, and later moved to Pennsylvania with the opening of a dairy plant in 1902. Wawa’s original dairy was built in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, near a train station called “Wawa”. As home delivery of dairy products declined and supermarkets became more abundant in the early 1960’s, the first Wawa convenience store opened in Folsom, Penn., on April 16, 1964. 

Brian has been with Wawa since 2002 and leads the Company's Store Operations, Fuel, Real Estate, Supply Chain, Finance, and Marketing teams. Brian’s other activities include serving on the Boards of several organizations, including Vybe Urgent Care, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Economic and Community Advisory Council.  

Prior to joining Wawa, Inc., Brian worked at Deloitte & Touche as a Manager in the Audit and Assurance practice in Princeton, N.J., specializing in audits of financial services companies. Brian has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1999. Brian graduated from LaSalle University and completed a Master of Business Administration at Villanova University. Brian and his wife (Elizabeth) reside in Garnet Valley, Penn., and have four children, including a Richmond Spider (Chris).