John J Koraleski

John J. Koraleski was named executive vice president, Marketing and Sales of Union Pacific in March 1999. In his position, Koraleski is responsible for Union Pacific’s six major business units: agriculture, automobiles, chemicals, energy, industrial products and intermodal. Collectively, the business units account for nearly $15 billion in annual revenue. He also oversees the railroad’s National Customer Service Center. During his more than 35 years with the railroad, Koraleski has held a number of executive positions including controller of Union Pacific Corporation and executive vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer of Union Pacific Railroad, the positions he held before his current appointment. He also has held positions in the railroad’s Information Technologies, Real Estate and Administrative departments. Additionally, Koraleski is chairman of the board of directors of Bridges Investment Fund, a member of the national advisory committee for the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and honorary member of the board of directors of the Nebraska Methodist Hospital Board and the Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation. He also serves on the advisory board of the YWCA and has sponsored the Union Pacific YWCA campaign drive for eighteen years, twice serving as co-chair of the citywide campaign. Koraleski earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.