Kerry Killinger (born June 6, 1949) is an American businessman and author. He is founder and CEO of Crescent Capital Associates,[1] and previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of Washington Mutual from 1990 until 2008.[2][3]
He and his wife Linda co-authored the 2021 book Nothing is Too Big to Fail: How the Last Financial Crisis Informs Today.[4] The book received the Axiom Business Book Awards Bronze Medal,[5] the Nautilus Award for Journalism and Investigative Reporting Silver Medal,[6] and the IPPY award for Finance/Investments/Economics.[7]