Joshua Bolten
Josh Bolten | |
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22nd White House Chief of Staff | |
In office April 14, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Andrew Card |
Succeeded by | Rahm Emanuel |
34th Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
In office June 6, 2003 – April 14, 2006 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Deputy | Joel Kaplan |
Preceded by | Mitch Daniels |
Succeeded by | Rob Portman |
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy | |
In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2003 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Maria Echaveste |
Succeeded by | Harriet Miers |
Personal details | |
Born | Joshua Brewster Bolten August 16, 1954 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ann Kelly (m. 2015) |
Education | Princeton University (AB) Stanford University (JD) |
Joshua Brewster Bolten (born August 16, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician. Bolten served as the White House chief of staff to U.S. president George W. Bush, replacing Andrew Card on April 14, 2006.[1] Previously, he served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2003 to 2006.
Since 2017, he has been president and CEO of the Business Roundtable.
Early life and education
Bolten is
Bolten attended
Career
Under President George H.W. Bush (1989–1993), Bolten was general counsel to the
Bolten was executive director for legal and government Affairs at
Under George W. Bush, he served as
Bolten served as White House chief of staff from 2006 until 2009.
Later career
Bolten became the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in September 2009, teaching courses on the federal budget and international trade and financial regulation.[14] In March 2010, Bolten was appointed a member of the board and co-chair of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which has raised $36 million to date for immediate earthquake relief and long-term recovery efforts in the Caribbean country.[15]
In July 2011, Bolten co-founded Rock Creek Global Advisors, an international economic and regulatory policy consulting firm, where he served as managing director until 2017.[16]
In January 2017, Bolten was named president and CEO of the Business Roundtable, a conservative lobbying organization.[17] He replaced former Michigan Governor John Engler in the role.
Personal life
Bolten plays bass guitar in a band called The Compassionates.[18] In 2015, Bolten married Ann Kelly.[19]
References
- ^ "Josh Bolten". nndb.com.
- ^ Tablet Magazine: "Talking to W’s Chief of Staff - At the GOP convention, Josh Bolten reminisces about introducing President Bush to shmurah matzo" By Yair Rosenberg August 30, 2012.
- ^ "Analouise Clissold Bolten's Memoriam on The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ Birnbaum, Jeff (Summer 2004). "Josh Bolten '80, nicknamed "Yosh" by President Bush, is one of the most powerful people in Washington. And he's a darned good bowler to boot". Stanford Lawyer. Archived from the original on October 13, 2006.
- ^ Cai, Angela (March 29, 2006). "Bush names Bolten '76 chief of staff". Daily Princetonian Publishing Company, Inc. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
- ^ Bolten, Joshua Brewster. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (ed.). "Judicial Selection in Virginia".
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(help) - ^ "Joshua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff". Archived from the original on March 3, 2014.
- ^ "Bush Praises Bolten's Humor and Candor". CBS News. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
- ^ Copeland, Libby. "Sideman". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ Berger, Matthew (March 31, 2006). "New chief of staff has strong Jewish identity". Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
- ^ "Joshua Bolten | Center for Presidential History". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- BusinessWeek. Archived from the originalon February 25, 2012.
- ^ Baker, Peter (June 17, 2006). "White House Personnel Changes Complete". The Washington Post.
- ^ Princeton University (2009). Former Bush chief of staff Bolten to join Wilson School faculty. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Bolten '76, Frist '74 appointed to serve on Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's Board of Directors" by Daily Princetonian Staff, March 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ "Joshua Bolten". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ "Joshua Bolten Named President and CEO of Business Roundtable". www.businessroundtable.org. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ "White House's Bolten shows "Born to be Wild" side". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Reuters. June 16, 2006. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2006.
- ^ Bennett, Kate (April 30, 2015). "Surprise! Josh Bolten's married". politico.com.
External links
- Biography in Stanford Law School magazine
- Who2 profile of Bolten
- Friends discuss Bolten's college experience at dailyprincetonian.com.
- Yale Daily News: Bolten's Former Yale Colleagues Discuss the New Bush Tap by Andrew Mangino and Maggie Reid
- Appearances on C-SPAN