Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 15, 2000
FRANK P. WILLEY is the Vice Chairman of Fidelity National Financial,
Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Willey acted as Fidelity National Financial,
Inc.'s President from 1995 to 2000, as well as the Executive Vice
President and General Counsel of Fidelity National Title Insurance
Company from its formation in 1984 until 1994. Mr. Willey has served in
various capacities with subsidiaries and affiliates of Fidelity since
joining it in 1984. Mr. Willey as Vice Chairman of Fidelity National
Financial, Inc., has been elected to the Board of Governors for the
American Land Title Association (ALTA). He will serve as Chairman of the
Title Insurance Underwriters Section until October 2000. From 1983 to
1984 he was Vice President and General Counsel of Land Resources
Corporation, a Florida corporation engaged in residential commercial
real estate investment and development. Prior to that he was an Attorney
with the law firm of Foley, Clark & Nye in Arizona. Mr. Willey is an
active member of the State Bar of Arizona as well as the Maricopa County
Bar Association. Mr. Willey graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse
and received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief history and overview ofFidelity National Financial.
Mr. Willey: Fidelity National Financial is the largest provider of
title, escrow and real