The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded on January 16, 2010, by former U.S. Presidents

President of the United States

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 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 and George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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, to aid the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake

2010 Haiti earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...

. The organization was formed in response to the request of President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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 for the former Presidents to assist in the Haitian rescue effort.

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is focused primarily on longer-term reconstruction, especially job creation and the promotion of economic opportunity. The fund's stated purpose is to support the restart, expansion and creation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, to which women are often key contributors; empower people and enterprises by helping them access the formal business sector; promote job creation (particularly jobs with direct social benefit, such as in health and education); and to provide life skills and job training, especially to youth, so that Haitians can embrace economic opportunity.

Board of directors

In March, 2010, a six member board with two co-chairs, and a CEO, were announced:

• Co-chair Laura Graham, a former Clinton administration official and Chief Operating Officer for the Clinton Foundation
• Co-chair Joshua Bolten, former White House Chief of Staff to President Bush and currently a visiting professor at Princeton University
  Princeton University
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  ’s Woodrow Wilson School
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• Bruce Lindsey
  Bruce Lindsey
  Bruce R. Lindsey currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the William J. Clinton Foundation and splits his time between the Foundation's New York and Little Rock offices. He has been a long-time advisor to former President Bill Clinton...
  
  , a former Clinton administration official and currently Chief Executive Officer of the Clinton Foundation.
• Dr. Bill Frist
  Bill Frist
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  , former U.S. Senate Majority Leader (R-TN) and currently teaching, business and non-profit activities
• Henrietta Fore, former Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development under President Bush and currently chairman and CEO of Holsman International, an investment and management company.
• Alexis Herman
  Alexis Herman
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  , former Secretary of Labor during President Clinton’s administration and currently chief executive officer of New Ventures, LLC.

Gary Edson

Gary Edson

Gary Edson is a former American government official and entrepreneur. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, a 501 nonprofit organization focused on healping Haiti "build back better" after the devastating 2010 earthquake by promoting jobs and economic...

, who served as Deputy National Security Adviser in President Bush’s administration, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the CBHF.