Executive Board Member -
Jean Becker

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Jean Becker was chief of staff for George H.W. Bush from 1994 - 2018. She supervised his office operations, overseeing such events as the opening of the George Bush Presidential Library Center, the commissioning of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, and coordinating the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.

Previously, Jean served as deputy press secretary to First Lady Barbara Bush and after the 1992 election, she assisted Mrs. Bush with the editing and research of her autobiography, Barbara Bush, A Memoir and a follow-up book, Reflections.

Before joining the Bush White House staff, Jean was a newspaper reporter for 10 years, including a four-year stint at USA Today.

Jean is a member of the board of directors for Points of Light and the George and Barbara Bush Foundation. She also is a member of the advisory board of The George Bush Presidential Library Center, The George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy.

Her books about Mrs. Bush, Pearls of Wisdom, and President Bush, The Man I Knew, both became New York Times best-sellers.

University of Missouri: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

University of Missouri: Bachelor of Journalism