Mary Jo Jacobi Jephson served in the administration of President Ronald Reaganas special assistant to the President, and as a member the President’s AdvisoryCommittee on Trade Negotiations. She then served as Assistant Secretary ofCommerce in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. Jephson has beena senior executive in the global financial services and energy industries andwas appointed a British Civil Service Commissioner by Queen Elizabeth II. She iscurrently a portfolio executive residing in Houston.