Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

UANI Chairman
Former Governor of Florida

Bush Headshot

Jeb Bush serves as chairman of UANI and the founder and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. He was the 43rd governor of the state of Florida and served two terms from 1999 to 2007. Governor Bush was the third Republican elected as governor in Florida and the first in the state’s history to be reelected. He served as Florida’s secretary of commerce under Bob Martinez, Florida’s 40th governor. As secretary of commerce, he promoted Florida’s business climate worldwide.

Governor Bush earned his bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as a presidential professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania, a visiting professor and fellow at Harvard University, as well as an executive professor at Texas A&M University. He has also been awarded several honorary doctorates from collegiate institutions across the country.

Governor Bush is the founder and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a national organization that supports state leaders in transforming education to unlock opportunity and lifelong success for each and every child. He has been recognized for his contributions to public policy by national organizations, including the Manhattan Institute, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and the Jack Kemp Foundation. Governor Bush has authored or co-authored three books: Profiles in Character, Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution, and Reply All: A Governor’s Story 1999-2007.

Governor Bush served as chairman of the National Constitution Center from 2013 to 2015. He is the son of the late U.S. President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. He lives in Miami with his wife, Columba, and they have three children and five grandchildren.

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