Jean Becker
Vice Chair

Jean Becker has been Chief of Staff for President George H.W. Bush since 1994, supervising his office operations in both Houston, Texas and Kennebunkport, Maine and overseeing the opening of the George Bush Presidential Library Center in 1997. She took a leave of absence in 1999 to edit and research, “All the Best, George Bush; My Life in Letters and Other Writings.”

Previously, Ms. Becker served as deputy press secretary to First Lady Barbara Bush from 1989 to 1992. After the 1992 election, she moved to Houston to help Mrs. Bush with the editing and research of her autobiography, “Barbara Bush, A Memoir.” She later assisted Mrs. Bush with a follow-up book, “Reflections,” published in 2003.

Before joining the Bush White House staff in 1989, Ms. Becker was a newspaper reporter for 10 years, including a four-year stint at USA TODAY where her duties included covering the 1988 presidential election and a Page One editor.

Ms. Becker grew up on a family farm in Martinsburg, Missouri and was valedictorian of her country high school. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1974 with a bachelor’s in journalism and a bachelor’s in arts with a major in political science. She was recognized as an outstanding alumni by the College of Arts and Sciences in 1992.

She recently served as a member of the Presidential Scholars Commission. She is an ad hoc member of the advisory boards of the George Bush Presidential Library, the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and C-Change.

Jean Becker was appointed by President George W. Bush to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in 2005.

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