Angelo R. Mozilo

Angelo Mozilo is chairman and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial Corporation.

Mr. Mozilo co-founded Countrywide Financial Corporation -www.contrywide.com - in 1969 and has turned the company into a global leader in residential finance and related services. Countrywide is a member of the S&P 500, Forbes 500 and Fortune 500, and maintains more than 550 offices across the country.

Mozilo was the 1991-1992 President of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA), which represents approximately 3,000 member firms involved in every aspect of mortgage and real estate finance. He continues to serve on the MBA Board of Directors.

Mr. Mozilo is a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Housing Endowment and is on the Board of Directors of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. He is also a member of the Boards of Trustees at Fordham University in New York City, Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and Board of Visitors Graziadio, Pepperdine University, California.

He has been recognized with numerous awards for his work and commitment to his community, including the Boy Scouts of America James E. West Fellowship Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, - also held by all living former U.S. Presidents - Albert Schweitzer Award for his work with the youth of America, Jane Wyman Humanitarian Service Award from the Arthritis Foundation, and Special Achievement Award for Humanitarian Service from the National Italian American Foundation. He is a member of the National Association of Home Builders' Hall of Fame.

Mozilo received a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University in 1960 and holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Pepperdine University.