Nothing is Too Big to Fail: How the Last Financial Crisis Informs Today

KERRY KILLINGER was the chairman, president, and CEO of Washington Mutual Bank, the sixth largest depository bank in the country prior to the financial crisis of 2008.He graduated with a BBA with honors and an MBA from the University of Iowa. He is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) and a fellow in the Life Management Institute. He was chair of the National Education Summit of Achieve and American Banker’s Banker of the year, he received President George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Award for his philanthropy, was vice chair and chair-elect of the Financial Services Roundtable, vice chair and chair-elect of the Federal Reserve’s Thrift Industry Advisory Council, and vice chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle. He was elected to the American Society of Corporate Executives.
 

LINDA KILLINGER was vice chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and chair of its audit/finance committee. She was also a consulting partner in an international accounting firm specializing in strategic planning and merger/acquisitions for financial institutions. She was the publisher and editor of Overseas Business magazine. Prior to that, she was appointed by Governor Robert D. Rayas the director of administration for the Iowa Department of Human Services, which included the prison system, mental health hospitals, AFDC, and other human service programs. She was appointed by Governor Tom Vilsack to chair his Committee for a Comprehensive Housing Strategy for Iowa. She has a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University, an MBA from Drake University, and completed additional graduate work at the Kellogg School of Management.

In 2002, Linda and Kerry founded the Kerry & Linda Killinger Foundation, an organization that helps local communities thrive by promoting government fiscal responsibility, encouraging civil discourse, and promoting the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within society. Their philanthropic work has led them to support local organizations like the University of Washington, Shriners Hospitals for Children, United Way, and the Seattle Art Museum.
 

KERRY KILLINGER was the chairman, president, and CEO of Washington Mutual Bank, the sixth largest depository bank in the country prior to the financial crisis of 2008.He graduated with a BBA with honors and an MBA from the University of Iowa. He is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) and a fellow in the Life Management Institute. He was chair of the National Education Summit of Achieve and American Banker's Banker of the year, he received President George H.W. Bush's Points of Light Award for his philanthropy, was vice chair and chair-elect of the Financial Services Roundtable, vice chair and chair-elect of the Federal Reserve's Thrift Industry Advisory Council, and vice chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle. He was elected to the American Society of Corporate Executives.
 

LINDA KILLINGER was vice chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and chair of its audit/finance committee. She was also a consulting partner in an international accounting firm specializing in strategic planning and merger/acquisitions for financial institutions. She was the publisher and editor of Overseas Business magazine. Prior to that, she was appointed by Governor Robert D. Rayas the director of administration for the Iowa Department of Human Services, which included the prison system, mental health hospitals, AFDC, and other human service programs. She was appointed by Governor Tom Vilsack to chair his Committee for a Comprehensive Housing Strategy for Iowa. She has a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University, an MBA from Drake University, and completed additional graduate work at the Kellogg School of Management.

In 2002, Linda and Kerry founded the Kerry & Linda Killinger Foundation, an organization that helps local communities thrive by promoting government fiscal responsibility, encouraging civil discourse, and promoting the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within society. Their philanthropic work has led them to support local organizations like the University of Washington, Shriners Hospitals for Children, United Way, and the Seattle Art Museum.