23 Firms That Laughed at the Recession

CEO since 2007: Josue (Joe) Robles Jr.

With 28 years of Army service under his belt, USAA chief Joe Robles knows how hard it can be to deposit a check from rugged outposts like Iraq and Afghanistan.

But Robles is changing all that with a new iPhone app that allows soldiers to deposit money from anywhere in the world.

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