Doug Wead

Doug Wead
Wead in September 2011.
Born	Douglas Wead (1946-05-19) May 19, 1946 (age 70) Muncie, Indiana
Occupation	writer

Roy Douglas "Doug" Wead (born May 19, 1946) is a conservative commentator and writer. He has authored several books, some of which have made the New York Times bestsellers.

In 1992, Wead was the Republican candidate for Arizona's 6th congressional district, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, Karan English. He served as special assistant to U.S. president George H. W. Bush, and has been credited with coining the phrase "compassionate conservative".

Between 1997 and 2000, Wead secretly recorded several hours of phone conversations between himself and George W. Bush, without Bush's knowledge.

Wead was born in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Riley High School, in South Bend, Indiana, then graduated from Canyonville Christian Academy, a private boarding school in Canyonville, Oregon, in 1964. He also attended, but did not graduate from Central Bible College, in Springfield, Missouri. Beyond high school, Wead has no other formal education or college degree.

In 1979, Wead joined entertainer Pat Boone and Dan O'Neill in co-founding Save the Refugees Fund and later became a founding board member of Mercy Corps. In 1991, Wead provided initial funding to help launch a Mercy Corps economic recovery program in the newly formed Republic of Kazakhstan.