Continuing his upward journey on Capitol Hill, Joshua Bolten ’80 was sworn in as White House chief of staff on April 14, 2006. The director of the Office of Management and Budget since 2003, Bolten has served in both Bush administrations. During the administration of President George H.W. Bush, he served as general counsel to the U.S. Trade Representative for three years and one year as the deputy assistant to the president for legislative affairs. He joined George W. Bush’s first successful campaign

for president as policy director, later becoming deputy chief of staff for policy and assistant to the president and then OMB director. After graduating from law school, Bolten clerked for San Francisco U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson. In the 1980s, he worked in both government and private industry and, after spending several years at the State Department, began his almost 20-year career with the Bush administrations.

Josh Bolten continues his climb up Captiol Hill (left)