Charles Montgomery Burns, normally referred to as Mr. Burns, but also known as Monty Burns, is a character in The Simpsons. He is the owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant (SNPP) and Homer Simpson's boss. He is attended to at almost all times by Waylon Smithers, his loyal aide (sycophant), adviser, confidant and secret admirer.

Mr. Burns is Springfield's richest and most powerful citizen, with an estimated net worth of $16.8 billion. He uses his power and wealth to do routinely what he wants without thinking of consequences or interference from the authorities.

Mr. Burns has not always been so rich. There was an episode where he lost all of his money due to the people around him that worked for him were nothing but “yes” men. He was basing his decisions on information from decades ago, and managed to loose all of his money.

Mr. Burns was able to regain his wealth and power plant that the bank had repossessed, by hiring Lisa Simpson to be his advisor. Together, Lisa and Burns were able to build a new fortune from scratch by recycling.