Alice Gonzalez Yates

Chief Executive Officer

Alice Gonzalez Yates serves as Chief Executive Officer of the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, where she leads national efforts to advance the values championed by President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush—service, education, and civic engagement. She oversees the Foundation’s support of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum, the Bush School of Government & Public Service, and the Barbara Bush Fund for Family Literacy while fostering strategic partnerships and initiatives that inspire public service, strengthen civic engagement, and expand educational opportunity across the country.

Drawing on leadership experience spanning the nonprofit, higher education, public, and military communities, Yates has held leadership positions across Texas, South Dakota, Florida, Kansas, Virginia, and Germany. Throughout her career, she has built collaborative partnerships, advanced philanthropic initiatives, and championed programs that prepare future generations for lives of service and leadership.

Before joining the Foundation, Yates led strategic initiatives for the Bush School of Government & Public Service in Washington, D.C., where she advanced donor engagement, expanded student opportunities, and strengthened the school's national reach through philanthropy and cross-sector collaboration. Her longstanding commitment to supporting military families was recognized by the State of Texas with the prestigious Yellow Rose of Texas award.

Yates earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Development from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of West Florida. She and her husband, retired Air Force Colonel Nick Yates, reside in College Station, Texas, and are the proud parents of three children.