Larree Renda

"Success comes not from meeting expectations, but from regularly surpassing them. Aim high."

How She Empowers Others

As Safeway’s top female executive, Larree Renda oversees retail strategy, labor relations, public affairs, government relations, health initiatives, human resources, industrial engineering, reengineering, and communications for one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America and one of the largest employers in California. Ms. Renda serves as Chairwoman of the Board for the Safeway Foundation, which contributes more than $172 million annually to important causes including hunger relief, education, cancer research and people with disabilities.  Ms. Renda also serves as a National Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  She resides in the Bay Area with her husband and their three children.