LittleSis: J Barry Griswell

Prominent Des Moines philanthropist and businessman Barry Griswell died Friday June 5 2020, his family announced. He was 71. Griswell was the chairman and CEO of Principal Financial Group from 2000 to 2008, then led the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines in 2008 until he retired in 2013. Barry Griswell is survived by his wife, Michele Griswell, sons John and Michael Griswell, three brothers and two granddaughters. Griswell grew up without a father and had gotten into trouble before the Boys and Girls Club in Atlanta helped him to turn his life around. He eventually received a scholarship to play basketball at Berry College in Rome, Ga. He met the love of his life, Michele, there and discovered that he had a knack for business, which pushed him to get an MBA from Stetson University in Florida. He was honored in 2003 with the Horatio Alger Award for overcoming adversity to attain success. J. Barry Griswell had been a Director of the Company since 2001 and of Principal Life since 1998, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Life since June of 2006. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Life from 2002 until June of 2006.

Donor	Common Recipients
Stu Van Scoyoc	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
Rocco A. Ortenzio	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Dennis Albaugh	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Seth Klarman	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Bruce Rastetter	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Thomas A Davis	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Jerrold K Senser	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Gerald E Klonglan	Leonard L Boswell, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Iowa Democratic Party, Rebecca Greenwald, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack, Roxanne Conlin
Larry J Hochberg	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Robert H Asher	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Donald Trump	Robert Ernest Andrews, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Kevin W Sharer	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
G. David Hurd	Leonard L Boswell, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Iowa Democratic Party, Rebecca Greenwald, Principal Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee, Roxanne Conlin
James L Barksdale	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Debra A Cafaro	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Michele Griswell	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, Rebecca Greenwald, Jeffrey Lamberti, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack, Roxanne Conlin
James Ervin	Robert Ernest Andrews, Leonard L Boswell, Saxby Chambliss, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Jerry Speyer	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
James Massie	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee

Donor

Common Recipients

Stu Van Scoyoc

Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee

Rocco A. Ortenzio

Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Dennis Albaugh

Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney

Seth Klarman

Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney

Bruce Rastetter

Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney