Mike Giari, executive director of the Port of Redwood City, recently announced that he will be retiring effective May 1, or when his successor is in place.
Giari first joined the Port of Redwood City in 1988 as a manager of trade development and has been the executive director since May 1995.
“Mike has been instrumental in helping the Port grow and sustain that growth,” Port Commissioner Richard Dodge said in a statement. “Tonnage across the Port docks has more than tripled since Mike assumed his position in 1995 and the Port has attracted new businesses that benefit Silicon Valley.”
Giari is a past president of the Bay Planning Coalition and the California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA). He was also the past chairman of the Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce where he has been an active member for nearly 25 years.
He is a Redwood City resident and is married with three adult children.
