Richard Galanti
Encyclopedia
Richard A. Galanti is currently the chief financial officer
and executive vice president of Costco Wholesale Corporation
. He has held these positions since 1993 and he has been with Costco since 1984. He received his bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
and earned a Master of Business Administration
degree from Stanford University
. Married Barrie Sanft sometime around 1980s. Since then, they have had the blessing of 3 children, Sam(18), Oliver(15), and Rachel Galanti(11). The Galanti family currently resides on the north end of Mercer Island, Washington.
Chief financial officer
The chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
and executive vice president of Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco
Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. it is the third largest retailer in the United States, where it originated, and the ninth largest in the world...
. He has held these positions since 1993 and he has been with Costco since 1984. He received his bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
and earned a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
degree from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Married Barrie Sanft sometime around 1980s. Since then, they have had the blessing of 3 children, Sam(18), Oliver(15), and Rachel Galanti(11). The Galanti family currently resides on the north end of Mercer Island, Washington.