Sharon Murray (
née Smith, formerly Bush) (born 1952) is the founder and CEO of Teddy Share and the director of development for
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School.
She is the former wife of
Neil Bush
Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955) is an American businessman and investor. He is the fourth of six children of former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush (née Pierce). His five siblings are George W. Bush, the 43rd President o ...
.
Early life
She is a daughter of Alba M. Smith and Robert E. Smith, an engineer with the federal government who lived in
Nashua, New Hampshire.
Sharon obtained her teaching degree from the
University of New Hampshire
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in 1975.
Career
Bush began her working life as an elementary school teacher.
She then started Karitas Foundation, a national non-profit supporting shelters for homeless and abused children.
In 1998, Bush founded Teddy Share, a for-profit company supporting charities focused on children's causes worldwide. In 2013, she began to oversee business development for Protein Matrix, a company that produces a
biodegradable degreasing product that breaks down fat, oil and grease to prevent clogs, overflows and fire hazards.
In 2017, Bush took the role of director of development for
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, a private
Catholic
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school for children from low-income backgrounds.
Personal life
Sharon Bush was married to Neil Bush (born January 22, 1955) from 1980 until April 2003. The couple have three children :
Lauren Pierce Bush (born June 25, 1984), Pierce Mallon Bush (born March 11, 1986) and Ashley Walker Bush (born February 7, 1989). She has three grandsons and one granddaughter from her first marriage.
They were divorced in 2003, and on November 30, 2019, she married Bob Murray at
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;in Canada:
* Central Presbyterian Church (Hamilton)
;in the United States:
* Central Presbyterian Church (Little Rock, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
* Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, ...
in Manhattan. Murray is a former managing director of
Morgan Stanley & Company and the chief financial officer of the Public Service Enterprise Group. Murray is the son of Thomas F. Murray, the former
chief investment officer The chief investment officer (CIO) is a job title for the board level head of investments within an organization. The CIO's purpose is to understand, manage, and monitor their organization's portfolio of assets, devise strategies for growth, act as ...
of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.
Awards
In 2001, Bush received the Outstanding Mother Award, awarded annually by the National Mother's Day Committee. In 2011, Bush received the
Girl Scouts Women of Distinction award. She has also been awarded the Mother of the Year Award by the
Hale House Center, now part of Sheltering Arms Children & Family Services.
References
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1952 births
Living people
People from New York City
Philanthropists from New York (state)
Bush family
People from Palm Beach, Florida
University of New Hampshire alumni