Richard Galanti is the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director of Costco. He joined Costco Wholesale Corporation in March 1984 as VP, Finance; and nine years later he became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, positions he continues to hold today. In 1995, he also became Director of the Company. Prior to Costco, Richard was in investment banking with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation in New York, where the last transaction he worked on, in late 1983, was a private equity financing for a little start-up company located in Seattle... Costco Wholesale Corporation. Richard received his M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and his B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He has also served a 9-year term on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; and has been on the Foster School of Business Executive Education Advisory Board since 2000. 

<p>Richard Galanti is the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director of Costco. He joined Costco Wholesale Corporation in March 1984 as VP, Finance; and nine years later he became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, positions he continues to hold today. In 1995, he also became Director of the Company. Prior to Costco, Richard was in investment banking with Donaldson, Lufkin &amp; Jenrette Securities Corporation in New York, where the last transaction&nbsp;he worked&nbsp;on, in late 1983, was a private equity financing for a little start-up company located in Seattle... Costco Wholesale Corporation. Richard received his M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and his B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He has also served a 9-year term on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; and has been on the Foster School of Business Executive Education Advisory Board since 2000.&nbsp;</p>

Shauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, launches the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting and successful leaders to learn from them. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur and tips on building a successful career.

What Fuels You

Shauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, hosts the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting, and successful leaders from all areas of business. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance, and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur, and tips on building a successful career. 

<p>Shauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, hosts the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting, and successful leaders from all areas of business. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance, and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur, and tips on building a successful career. </p>