John Allison

Professor of Practice for Wake Forest University & Chairman of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at Cato Institute

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John Allison Biography

John Allison is an Executive in Residence at the Wake Forest School of Business. He is a member of the Cato Institute’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Advisory Council of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. Allison was president and CEO of the Cato Institute from October 2012 to April 2015. Prior to joining Cato, Allison was chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, the 10th-largest financial services holding company headquartered in the United States. During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets. He was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs in the world over the last decade.

Allison has received the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Banker. He is the author of The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism Is the World Economy’s Only Hope and The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why the Future of Business Depends on the Return to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. In addition, he is a former Distinguished Professor of Practice at Wake Forest University School of Business, and serves on the Board of Visitors at the business schools at Wake Forest, Duke, and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Allison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He received his master’s degree in management from Duke University and is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Allison is the recipient of six honorary doctorate degrees.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/16/2024.

John Allison Videos

  • John Allison describes philosophic fight for the future of America ...
    John Allison, executive in residence at Wake Forest University and former CEO of both BB&T and the libertarian Cato Institute, discusses "The ...
  • John Allison on happiness and self-esteem - YouTube
    Hear John Allison, President and CEO of the Cato Institute and retired chairman of the BB&T Corporation speak about happiness and ...
  • The Fed vs. The Market (John Allison) - YouTube
    CATO'S 31ST ANNUAL MONETARY CONFERENCE — WAS THE FED A GOOD IDEA? — brings together some of the world's leading scholars ...

John Allison Books

  • The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why the Future of Business Depends on the Return to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
    The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why the Future of Business Depends on the Return to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
  • The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure:  Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy's Only Hope
    The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy's Only Hope

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