Ph.D. (MIT), member of the National Academy of Engineering, former Governor of New Hampshire, and former chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush. 

John H. Sununu, of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, is President of JHS Associates, Ltd. and a former partner in Trinity International Partners, a private financial firm. Governor Sununu was commissioned Chief of Staff to the President of the United States on January 21, 1989, and served in the White House until March 1, 1992.  As chief of staff, Governor Sununu oversaw the daily operations of the White House and its staff.  He also served as Counsellor to the President.  The Governor is a member of the Board of Trustees for the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation. 

Governor Sununu became New Hampshire’s 75th Chief Executive on January 6, 1983, and served three consecutive terms prior to joining the White House staff.  He assumed office with a background of nearly 20 years experience as an educator, engineer, small businessman and community leader.  The Governor gained both regional and national recognition through his chairmanship of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors’, the chairmanship of the Republican Governors’ Association, and his election in 1987 to the chairmanship of the National Governors’ Association.   

From 1963 until his election as Governor, he served as President of JHS Engineering Company and Thermal Research Inc.  In addition, he helped establish and served as chief engineer for Astro Dynamics Inc. from 1960 until 1965. 

In 2004 he co-chaired the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Nuclear Energy Task Force.  

He was a Visiting Professor of Practice in Public Service at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government during the 2003 – 2004 school year.  Governor Sununu, from 1992 until 1998, co-hosted CNN’s nightly “Crossfire” program, a news/public affairs discussion program.  

The Governor attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and earned his Ph.D. there in 1966 in Mechanical Engineering.  From 1968 until 1973, he was Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at Tufts University and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.  He served on the Advisory Board of the Technology and Policy Program at MIT from 1984 until 1989.  He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. 

The Governor is married to Nancy Hayes.  They have eight children and 16 grandchildren.