Erskine Bowles

Erskine Bowles
Bowles in 2010
16th President of the University of North Carolina system
In office
October 3, 2005 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byMolly Corbett Broad
Succeeded byThomas W. Ross
Co-Chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
In office
February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010
Serving with Alan Simpson
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
19th White House Chief of Staff
In office
January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
DeputySylvia Mathews Burwell
John Podesta
Preceded byLeon Panetta
Succeeded byJohn Podesta
In office
October 3, 1994 – January 11, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPhilip Lader
Succeeded byEvelyn S. Lieberman
18th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office
May 7, 1993 – October 3, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPat Saiki
Succeeded byPhilip Lader
Personal details
Born (1945-08-08) August 8, 1945 (age 79)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Crandall Close
(m. 1971)
Children3
Parent
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Columbia University (MBA)

Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He served as the 19th White House Chief of Staff from January 1997 to October 1998, under President Bill Clinton, and as the president of the University of North Carolina system from 2005 to 2010.[1] He also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004 to represent North Carolina.

In 2010, Bowles served as the Democratic co-chair of President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Alan Simpson.[2] Bowles and Simpson founded an advocacy group, The Campaign to Fix the Debt.[3]

  1. ^ Kelderman, Eric (February 12, 2010). "U. of North Carolina's President, Erskine Bowles, Says He Will Step Down - Government - The Chronicle of Higher Education". Chronicle.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Weisman, Jonathan (February 17, 2010). "Bowles, Simpson to Head Debt Commission". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ "What is 'Fix the Debt'?". CNN. November 29, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2019.