Brian Costello

With 30 years of omnichannel experience, Brian is responsible for all aspects of Famous Footwear, including planning, buying, merchandising, marketing and operation of the chain’s nearly 900 stores. He joined the company in January 2025 as chief merchant officer for Famous Footwear and became president in August 2025. Prior to joining Caleres, Brian served in a variety of senior leadership roles over 14 years at Nordstrom, most recently in charge of the Women’s, Men’s, and Kids’ shoes and Women’s accessories business at Nordstrom Rack. Prior to his Nordstrom Rack experience, Brian also supported the Women’s Shoe business at Nordstrom as well as the launch of nordstromrack.com. He also held multiple merchandising roles with Macy’s in New York and Seattle. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in retail marketing from the NYU Stern School of Business.