1. James Rosebush is an American author and political aide who served simultaneously as a deputy assistant to US President Ronald Reagan, Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States, Nancy Reagan, and Senior White House Advisor, making him the only White House office staff ever to hold all three positions at once.
James Rosebush is a public speaker on leadership, politics, philanthropy, and business.
James Rosebush's mother, Jacqueline Rosebush, was a homemaker, and his father, Kenneth Rosebush, was a General Motors executive and Dale Carnegie instructor.
At age 20 Rosebush was cited as an Outstanding Young Man in America and selected as a Rotary International Scholar, where he traveled to the Soviet Union to meet with high ranking government officials and tutor Russians in English.
James Rosebush later earned an MA degree in Public Affairs from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Principia College.
James Rosebush was the President's point-person when it came to philanthropy and Public-private partnerships.
James Rosebush was invited by the Austrian Government to tour Austria as a Goodwill ambassador.
James Rosebush was the longest-serving Chief of Staff to Nancy Reagan.
James Rosebush serves as an advisor to individual families on wealth management.
James Rosebush lectures around the world and is a frequent guest on news programs and podcasts.
James Rosebush served as the president of the Fairfax County Education Foundation, Chief Executive of the Howe School, and President of the Urban Monuments Foundation.
James Rosebush has served on the Board of The Phillips Collection, where he originated the Duncan Phillips Collectors Medal awarded to Leonard Lauder and David Rockefeller.
James Rosebush was director of corporate contributions for The Standard Oil Company, founding vice president for the National Chamber Foundation, and held management positions with the New England Association of Grantmakers and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
James Rosebush was appointed to the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship at Princeton University.
James Rosebush has lectured and taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and George Washington University on corporate public issues and the history of philanthropy.
James Rosebush has been married to the former Nancy Paull since 1974, has two grown daughters, and six grandchildren.