2025 Policy Recommendations
A path forward on domestic and foreign policy challenges
Publications
George W. Bush Institute
We focus on developing leaders, advancing policy, and taking action to solve today's most pressing challenges.
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Read the article Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Wade Lairsen. Dec 20, 2024Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Wade Lairsen
Wade Lairsen, 2022 Presidential Leadership Scholar and CEO of The Birthday Party Project, discusses his passion for creating joy that changes people's lives and the lessons he learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholar Program.![]()
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Read the article President Carter's enduring global health achievements. Jan 9, 2025President Carter's enduring global health achievements
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Read the article The Status of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Pathways for Success . Dec 16, 2024The Status of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Pathways for Success
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Read the article Madame President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Africa's Iron Lady. Dec 6, 2024Madame President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Africa's Iron Lady
Madame President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a true trailblazer — she served as the president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018 and was the first elected female head of state in Africa. And now she’s dedicated to helping other women ascend to leadership roles through her work at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development.![]()
148 Results
Jan 15, 2025
2025 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars announced as program celebrates 10th anniversary
Tenth annual class comprised of 57 accomplished leaders including educators, physicians, public servants, and corporate professionals; program begins on Jan. 29 in Philadelphia
Dec 20, 2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Wade Lairsen
Wade Lairsen, 2022 Presidential Leadership Scholar and CEO of The Birthday Party Project, discusses his passion for creating joy that changes people's lives and the lessons he learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholar Program.
Dec 9, 2024
Demonstrating leadership when it’s a matter of life and limb
By: Margot Habiby
Nov 26, 2024
Leading from within: How authenticity and values shape leadership
By: Casey Rodriguez
Nov 25, 2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: An-Me Chung
An-Me Chung, 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholar and Director and Strategic Advisor for New America, discusses her passion for education and the lessons she learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholar Program.
Nov 22, 2024
Q&A with Ian McDuffie, 2024 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program Scholar
“What I’ve learned here is storytelling, to not only know how to move the needle on making a business case, but really convincing people to follow their hearts.”
Nov 22, 2024
Q&A with Brandon McPherson, 2024 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program Scholar
The program “allowed me to rethink my leadership style, the leader I want to be, and the values that form my opinions.”
Oct 25, 2024
Political winds may blow, but values-based leadership remains
By: Kelley Jiou
Oct 24, 2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Nubia Peña
This spotlight features Nubia Peña, 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox’s Senior Advisor of Access and Opportunity and the Director for the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs. She discusses her background and career trajectory in advocating for historically underserved communities as well as the lessons learned in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.
