Conversations with outgoing CEOs: U.S. Bank's Richard Davis

Richard Davis sits for a portrait.
U.S. Bancorp Executive Chairman Richard Davis sits for a portrait inside the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul, Minn. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
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MPR News host Tom Weber spoke with Richard Davis, the former CEO of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, about his career and changes in banking since he started as a teller at age 18.

Davis, who worked his way up the ranks, became CEO of U.S. Bank in 2006 and steered it through the global financial crisis that soon followed.

He talked about his experience at U.S. Bank and his thoughts on efforts in Washington to roll back regulations on financial institutions.

To listen to their conversation use the audio player above.

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