Jeb Bush continues to shed business ties, board seats

Thursday January 1, 2015 6:55 AM

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, moving closer to a possible presidential run, has stepped down as a paid adviser to a for-profit education company that sells online courses to public-university students in exchange for a share of their tuition payments.

Bush’s decision is another in a string of moves he has made in recent days to shed business interests that have enriched him since leaving office in 2007.

Late yesterday, a Bush aide told The Washington Post that the former governor had stepped down from all of his business and nonprofit board memberships.

Aides said he wants to devote his time to exploring a return to politics rather than pursuing his business commitments.

Bush’s decision to extricate himself from his private-sector work is “part and parcel of a process he is going through as he transitions to focus on a potential run for president,” said his spokeswoman, Kristy Campbell. “This is a natural next step that will allow him to focus his time on gauging interest for a potential run.”

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