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
Larry D Zimpleman	Robert Ernest Andrews, Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Iowa Democratic Party, American Council of Life Insurers Political Action Committee, Principal Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack
Gregory E Abel	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Robert 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, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
David L Sokol	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney
Donald C Alexander	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Sam Kalainov	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Jim Leach, George W Bush, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Amnon Rodan	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Iowa Democratic Party, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack
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
Kurt E Rasmussen	Leonard L Boswell, Tom Harkin, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Rebecca Greenwald, Jeffrey Lamberti, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack, Roxanne Conlin
Lucia Riddle	Robert Ernest Andrews, Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Iowa Democratic Party, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack
Richard Vague	Robert Ernest Andrews, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, 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
Thomas J Tauke	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Dan Amos	Saxby Chambliss, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
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
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
Andrew Lappin	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Romano Romani	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rebecca Greenwald, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Paul L Baker	Robert Ernest Andrews, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Thomas L Kempner Jr	Robert Ernest Andrews, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

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Larry D Zimpleman