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Neil Mallon Pierce Bush January 22, 1955 Midland, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | B.A. and M.B.A. Tulane University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Smith (1980–2003) Maria Andrews (2004–present) |
| Children | 3, including Lauren Bush |
| Parent(s) | George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush |
Neil Mallon Pierce Bush (born January 22, 1955) is an American businessman and investor. He is the fourth of six children of former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush (née Pierce). His five siblings are George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States; Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida; Robin Bush, who died of leukemia at the age of three; Marvin; and Dorothy. Neil Bush is currently a businessman based in Texas.
Bush was born in Midland, Texas. He was named after a good friend of the family, Henry Neil Mallon, chairman of Dresser Industries, George H. W. Bush's employer. As a child Bush spent some summers and holidays at his family's estate in Maine, the Bush compound.
At age 11, he entered the exclusive St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. He struggled through school; a counselor told his mother that it was doubtful the boy had the potential to graduate. He was later diagnosed as having dyslexia, and his mother spent much time coaching him through his learning disability. Eventually his grades improved and he graduated from St. Albans in 1973.
After St. Albans, Bush attended Tulane University, where he earned an economics degree in 1977. He earned an MBA in 1979.
Neil Bush was a member of the board of directors of Denver-based Silverado Savings and Loan during the 1980s' larger savings and loan crisis. As his father, George H. W. Bush, was Vice President of the United States, his role in Silverado's failure was a focal point of publicity. According to a piece in Salon, Silverado's collapse cost taxpayers $1.3 billion.
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