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
Ray R Irani	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Mark F Dalton	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Tom Vilsack	Leonard L Boswell, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Iowa Democratic Party, Rebecca Greenwald, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack
Thomas Kempner, Sr	Robert Ernest Andrews, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
David T Fischer	Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Andrew M Paul	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Harlan Crow	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Christopher J Nassetta	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Stephen I Chazen	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Hank Paulson	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
J Christopher Donahue	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Patrick J Raffaniello	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
Norm Brownstein	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Andrew Sabin	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
William R Berkley	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
Tim Wuliger	Robert Ernest Andrews, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush
John G Turner	Chris Dodd, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Council of Life Insurers Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Robert H Hurt	Saxby Chambliss, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Edward B Rust Jr	Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Clifford Asness	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Donor

Common Recipients

Ray R Irani

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

Mark F Dalton

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

Tom Vilsack

Leonard L Boswell, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Iowa Democratic Party, Rebecca Greenwald, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack

Thomas Kempner, Sr

Robert Ernest Andrews, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

David T Fischer

Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney