2008: chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bair's agency presided over the government takeover of numerous banks felled by the financial crisis. The FDIC also helped orchestrate Wells Fargo's (WFC) takeover of Wachovia and JPMorgan Chase's (JRBEX) purchase of failed savings and loan Washington Mutual.
Now: writer, board member
Bair has been an outspoken critic of reforms (or the lack thereof) since the financial crisis. She authored a memoir of the crisis and writes for Fortune.
Related: Bair: Why are Bernanke and the Fed dragging their feet on bank regulations?
Bair has served on the board of directors of Host Hotels & Resorts (HST).
