History of the commission
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was created to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." The Commission was established as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (Public Law 111-21) passed by Congress and signed by the President in May 2009. This independent, 10-member panel was composed of private citizens with experience...
Members of the Commission
Phil Angelides
Chairman
Phil Angelides earned national acclaim as an effective public and private sector leader with accomplishments and broad expertise in the fields of investor protection, finance, housing, and corporate and financial market reform.
Brooksley Born
Commissioner
Brooksley Born was the head of the firm of Arnold & Porter’s derivatives practice. She also served as Chairperson of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Senator Bob Graham
Commissioner
Senator Bob Graham is the former two-term governor of Florida and served for 18 years in the United States Senate. This is combined with 12 years in the Florida legislature for a total of 38 years of public service.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Commissioner
Douglas Holtz-Eakin has a distinguished record as an academic, policy adviser, and strategist. Currently he is the President of American Action Forum.
John W. Thompson
Commissioner
John W. Thompson is chairman of the board at Symantec Corporation. During his 10-year tenure as CEO, he helped transform Symantec into a leader in security, storage and systems
management solutions.
Hon. Bill Thomas
Vice Chairman
A member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 28 years, Bill Thomas has spent his career strengthening health care legislation, reducing tax burdens, advocating free and open trade
and protecting workers' pensions.
Byron S. Georgiou
Commissioner
Byron Georgiou has had a long career in the private and public sector in government service, business and law, and has spent most of the last decade investigating and prosecuting
financial fraud.
Keith Hennessey
CommissionerKeith Hennessey most recently served as the senior White House economic advisor to President George W. Bush. He coordinated economic policy for the President, including financial market issues, tax policy, energy and climate change, health care, Social Security and Medicare reform, housing, and technology.
Heather H. Murren, CFA
Commissioner
Heather H. Murren, CFA, is the cofounder and former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) from it's founding in 2002 until June 2009. She remains a member of its board of directors.
Peter J. Wallison
Commissioner
Peter Wallison holds the Arthur F. Burns Chair in Financial Policy Studies and is co-director of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)'s program on Financial Policy Studies.