Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush served as the 43rd governor of Florida and is currently the chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a non-profit dedicated to education reform.
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Jeb
Bush was elected the 43rd governor of the state of Florida in 1998, and was
reelected by a wide margin in 2002. His second term as governor ended in
January 2007.
Bush
earned a bachelor's degree in Latin American Affairs from the University
of Texas at Austin and moved to Florida in
1981. With partner Armando Codina, he started a small real estate development
company, which grew to become the largest, full-service commercial real estate
company in South Florida. Bush 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. Following an
unsuccessful bid for governor in 1994, Bush founded the non-profit Foundation
for Florida's Future, which joined forces with the Greater Miami Urban League
to establish one of the state's first charter schools. Bush is currently
the head of his own consulting business, Jeb Bush and Associates, where his
clients range from small technology start-ups to well-known Fortune 500
companies. He is also the chairman of Foundation for Excellence in Education, a
national foundation focused on education reform. Bush is the son of former
President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. He lives in Miami with his wife
Columba, and they have three children.
