Walter E. Massey’s memoir will offer the first insider’s gaze at events and people that never before have been revealed publicly. Hedoesn’t hold back on how surprised and flabbergasted he felt after learning that the Bank of America board had chosen him as CEO. Thrust in the Middle: My Years as Chairman of Bank of America During the Country’s Worst Financial Crisis is the behind-the-scenes story of the nation’s gravest financial crisis in decades. Although this memoir will focus on Massey’s time with Bank of America, it will incorporate relevant details of his other professional activities.His breadth of accomplishments includes president emeritus of Morehouse College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and leadership roles at the National Science Foundation and Argonne National Laboratory. More than forty higher education institutions have awarded him honorary degrees.
Walter E. Massey’s memoir will offer the first insider’s gaze at events and people that never before have been revealed publicly. Hedoesn’t hold back on how surprised and flabbergasted he felt after learning that the Bank of America board had chosen him as CEO. Thrust in the Middle: My Years as Chairman of Bank of America During the Country’s Worst Financial Crisis is the behind-the-scenes story of the nation’s gravest financial crisis in decades. Although this memoir will focus on Massey’s time with Bank of America, it will incorporate relevant details of his other professional activities.His breadth of accomplishments includes president emeritus of Morehouse College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and leadership roles at the National Science Foundation and Argonne National Laboratory. More than forty higher education institutions have awarded him honorary degrees.
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