Gary Crittenden

Gary L. Crittenden
Born	1953 (age 63–64)
Residence	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Alma mater	Brigham Young University (B.S.) Harvard University (M.B.A.)
Occupation	Financial manager
Employer	CEO, Huntsman Gay Global Capital
Spouse(s)	Catherine Jean Cox
Children	3

Gary L. Crittenden (born 1953) is an American financial manager. He is the former CEO of HGGC and the former chairman of Citi Holdings. He has served on the boards of Staples Inc., Ryerson, Inc., TJX Companies, and Utah Capital Investment Corp. From 2000 to 2007, Crittenden was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of American Express, and from March 2007 to March 2009, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup.

Crittenden was raised in Ogden, UT. He was the student body president at Ogden High School in 1971. He served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Germany, and graduated from BYU's Marriott School of Management with a bachelor of science degree in management in 1976. He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1979.

Crittenden began his career as a consultant at Bain and Company where he worked on various strategic projects in the United States and Germany. Crittenden served as CFO and executive Vice President at Melville Corp. While at Melville, he was the architect of the breakup of the company that led a significant increase in share price as the company was split into three firms. He was the CFO of Sears Roebuck and Company from 1997 to 1998. He then served as the CFO of Monsanto Company from 1998 to 2000. At Monsanto, Crittenden led the efforts to acquire seed companies DeKalb Genetics Corporation, and the Delta and Pine Land Company. He also played a key role in the eventual sale of Monsanto to Pharmacia & Upjohn. Prior to joining Citigroup, Crittenden was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of American Express, as well as the head of the company's Global Network Services division.

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