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As executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ross Kari oversees all aspects of Safeco's corporate finance, investment, financial planning and investor relations functions. Kari joined Safeco in June 2006 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, where he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. In that role, he directed the bank's operational divisions, including financial management, sales and marketing, credit and collateral risk management, controllers, information services, and community investment. Kari built his career at Wells Fargo & Company, a leading financial services company. During his 18-year tenure at Wells Fargo, he rose through the ranks from financial analyst to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Kari earned a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Oregon. | 