Richard A. Galanti (born 1956 or 1957) 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.