Prominent banker completes run for milestone birthday

Charles Idelson ran the New York City Marathon in honor of his 70th birthday.


Stefania Pifferi. Charles Idelson ran the New York City Marathon in 2009 and 2019.
Stefania Pifferi. Charles Idelson ran the New York City Marathon in 2009 and 2019.
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Executive: Charles Idelson, 70. His Fort Myers–based company, Investors’ Security Trust, recently merged with Busey Wealth Management. He’s now the regional president for Busey’s Florida market and can draw on the 150-year-old company’s range of banking services when working with clients.

Diversion: Running marathons. Idelson ran the New York City Marathon the year he turned 60, in 2009, and he did it again last November in honor of his 70th birthday. “Seventy is a big mark in my life, and I just really wanted to do it again,” Idelson says. “But I’m not going to do it on my 80th birthday; I’ve already got that figured out.”

 

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