Kerry Killinger
American businessman and author (born 1949)
Kerry Kent Killinger (born June 6, 1949) is an American businessman and author. He is founder and CEO of Crescent Capital Associates, and previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of Washington Mutual from 1990 until 2008.2
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Born Jun 6, 1949.1
About
He and his wife Linda co-authored the 2021 book Nothing is Too Big to Fail: How the Last Financial Crisis Informs Today. The book received the Axiom Business Book Awards Bronze Medal, the Nautilus Award for Journalism and Investigative Reporting Silver Medal, and the IPPY award for Finance/Investments/Economics.
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Companies
- Washington MutualChief executive officer7
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Iowa3
Kerry Kent Killinger was born in Des Moines, Iowa on June 6, 1949. He received his education at the University of Iowa, from which he received his BBA in 1970 and MBA in 1971. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1972 as an investment analyst with Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, and moved on to Murphey Favre in 1976 where he rose from a securities analyst to executive vice president and director.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson.5
- Date not recordedChief executive, Washington Mutual4
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States6
Philanthropy
Throughout his life, Killinger and his wife Linda supported charitable organizations and higher education institutions in Seattle, Des Moines, and Palm Desert. Killinger received the Points of Light award from President George H.W. Bush for his philanthropy.
In 2021, all proceeds of the Killingers' book Nothing is Too Big to Fail: How the Last Financial Crisis Informs Today were donated to charities engaged in criminal and social justice, government reform, civil discourse, and community building.
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