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
Alice Chaiten Baker	Robert Ernest Andrews, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
John Canning Jr	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Melanie Barnes	Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Leon Black	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Tom Scully	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Donald J Shepard	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Michael J Sacks	Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Craig J Duchossois	Saxby Chambliss, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Barry S Friedberg	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
William C Rudin	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party
Augusta Petrone	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Kent Thiry	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
William K Brewster	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Joshua J Harris	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Stacy Schusterman	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Michael D Smith	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Iowa Democratic Party, Tom Vilsack
Alan E Goldberg	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
David L Cohen	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Mark B Grier	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Albert B Ratner	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Donor

Common Recipients

Alice Chaiten Baker

Robert Ernest Andrews, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee

John Canning Jr

Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Melanie Barnes

Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack

Leon Black

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

Tom Scully

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