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Richard Stephens is the Vice President of Pharmacy for Costco Wholesale. He reports to Victor Curtis, Senior Vice President of Pharmacy. Richard’s responsibilities include managing the operation of 534 pharmacies in the U.S. and merchandising non-prescription pharmacy-related products.

Richard started his retail and professional career as a pharmacist at Eckerd Drug in Dallas—Fort Worth, Texas. Over 10 years, Richard rose from staff pharmacist to pharmacy manager at several high-volume locations before finally becoming the Regional Pharmacy Supervisor, overseeing 30 high volume pharmacies in the Dallas—Fort Worth area. In 2001, Richard joined Costco as a pharmacy manager of Costco’s Ft. Worth location.

During his 19+ years at Costco, Richard has held positions as Pharmacy Manager, Regional Pharmacy Supervisor for the Texas region, AGMM, AVP, and Vice President of Pharmacy Operations.

An Oklahoma native, Richard earned a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford Oklahoma.