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American business executive

Richard Marco Kovacevich (born October 30, ) is an American business executive and the former CEO of Wells Fargo & Company.

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Early life and education

A native of Tacoma, Washington, he grew up in Enumclaw, Washington, a lumber town about 30 miles southeast of Seattle, where his father (of Croatian origin) worked in the sawmill. His parents are Joseph and Dorothy Kovacevich.^[1] At Stanford University he received BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering, followed by an MBA degree from Stanford Business School in ^[2][3]

Career

General Mills

Early in his corporate career, Kovacevich was a strategic planner with General Mills.

He became chief financial officer of Palitoy, a UK company acquired by General Mills, and later general manager of General Mills' Kenner Products.^[4]

Citicorp

Kovacevich joined Citibank in , where he ran mortgage, consumer finance and other retail oper Richard M. Kovacevich | The Federalist Society GAVE