Erskine Bowles

Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. He was the president of the University of North Carolina system from 2005 to 2010. He was as White House Chief of Staff from 1997–98. Bowles also ran for the United States Senate from North Carolina in 2002 and 2004 but lost both times.

Erskine Bowles
Chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 Served with Alan Simpson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
President of the University of North Carolina System
In office October 3, 2005 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Molly Broad
Succeeded by	Tom Ross
19th White House Chief of Staff
In office January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Leon Panetta
Succeeded by	John Podesta
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
In office October 3, 1994 – January 11, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Philip Lader
Succeeded by	Evelyn Lieberman
18th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office May 7, 1993 – October 3, 1994
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Pat Saiki
Succeeded by	Philip Lader
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-08) August 8, 1945 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Columbia University (MBA)

Bowles was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. His parents are Jessamine Woodward Boyce Bowles and Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles Jr.. Bowles grew up in Greensboro and graduated from Virginia Episcopal School. Then he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity. He graduated with a business degree. He was in the United States Coast Guard for a short time. Next, Bowles studied at Columbia Business School. He earned an MBA. After graduation, Bowles worked for the financial firm Morgan Stanley in New York City.