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Alarge regional retail, business and wealth bank serving more than one million personal and business customers in and around the Chicago area through its network of more than 230 branches. Harris is part of Toronto-based BMO Financial Group, one of North America's leading financial services providers. Costello is responsible for carrying out the strategy of the U.S. Personal and Commercial business, namely to profitably grow our business from within and through acquisition. Prior to joining Harris, Costello was with BMO Financial Group's Investment Banking Group as Vice Chair and head of Securitization, Credit Investment Management and Merchant Banking groups. In addition, she led the New York office, working in collaboration with the Investment Banking Group's executive team on strategy and governance for its U.S. based businesses. After joining BMO Financial Group in 1983, Costello held progressively senior positions in Corporate Banking and Treasury; including leadership positions in Derivatives and as Regional Treasurer, in Asia. In 1995, she was responsible for strategy development as Senior Vice President and Deputy Treasurer; and in 1997, was appointed Executive Vice President, Global Treasury Group, responsible for the Foreign Exchange, Financial Products, Money Markets, Loan Syndication/Trading and Managed Futures businesses. In 2000, she was named head of Securitization and Credit Investment Management; in 2003, head of BMO Capital Markets, New York; and in 2006, assumed responsibility for Merchant Banking. Costello has BBA from St. Francis Xavier University and an MBA from Dalhousie University. She is on the boards of directors for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, the Chicago Public Education Fund, After School Matters, Chicago Community Trust and the Board of Governors of St. Francis Xavier University. She is a member of the Chicago Network, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, The Chicago Club, Executives Club of Chicago, Economic Club of Chicago and the Financial Services Roundtable. | 