The Barbara Bush Foundation is pleased to announce the most recent addition to its Board of Directors: Kathleen Shanahan.

She currently serves as Senior Advisor for Turtle & Hughes Inc., one of the nation’s largest independent distribution companies serving the industrial, construction, commercial, electrical contracting, export, and utility markets. Prior to stepping into the role of Senior Advisor, she served as the company’s CEO for nearly seven years.

Shanahan brings deep expertise in both business and public service to the Board. She has previously held numerous positions in government and public policy, having served as Chief of Staff for Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Vice President-elect Dick Cheney; Deputy Secretary of the California Trade and Commerce Agency for California Governor Pete Wilson; Special Assistant to Vice President George H.W. Bush; and as Staff Assistant on President Ronald Reagan’s National Security Council.

She also currently serves on several corporate boards, including Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. and HireQuest, as well as the boards of several private companies, including Lumia Analytics and PRISM. She is a member of Women Corporate Directors and the International Women’s Forum.

Shanahan received an MBA in Executive Business Administration from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a BA in Nutrition Biochemistry and Economics from the University of California, San Diego.