Kerry Killinger

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.

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.