What does Henry Hager do for a living? All we know about Jenna Bush Hager’s husband

On the recent episode of Today with Jenna & Friends, Jenna Bush Hager was joined by her beloved better half and husband, Henry Hager. The popular news personality and daughter of former President George W. Bush is not scared to talk about her relationship with her husband on television.

It was not only her husband, Henry, who joined her on the show, but some of her other family members, including her twin sister and cousins, also joined her. One might say it was almost like a Bush family reunion, only that it was on television.

Most people are familiar with Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush as well as a renowned journalist; however, Henry Hager remains a bit unpopular. Having said that, besides being the husband of the former president's daughter, what does Henry Hager do for a living? It is a question that netizens have shown interest in.

One would agree that to get access to meet the president's daughter and then marry her, one needs to be someone important, educated, and skilled. In this case, Henry was all of the three. He began his career in politics, and that is how he came across Jenna in the first place. Henry received his MBA and BS degrees from the University of Virginia and Wake Forest University, respectively, and right after that, he got into politics.

He became a senior advisor to George W. Bush and was also a West Wing associate to Republican political consultant Karl Rove. The qualified man had his fingers in many pies, meaning that during the Bush administration, Henry held different positions at different levels, including the deputy chief operations manager for the 2004 Bush presidential election campaign.

Not to mention, he worked alongside Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and also worked in the US Department of Commerce. However, after working for several years in politics alongside powerful and influential political figures, Henry shifted his interest toward business development and investment.

Henry Hager is currently the managing director of a Calgary-based private equity firm called Waterous Energy Fund. The company invests in the gas and oil sector of Canada. Before this, Henry worked as a director for a global investment firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and also worked in the corporate strategy department at Constellation Energy.

Besides his business career, Henry Hager is one of the active board members of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the Building Conservation Trust, and the Coastal Conservation Association's Building Conservation Trust.

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When did Henry Hager and Jenna Bush Hager get married?

As we mentioned before, Henry joined Jenna on her talk show, where the couple opened up about their marriage and the early days of their relationship. Jenna met Henry while George W. Bush was still the president. They met in 2004 at the White House while Henry was busy working with the re-election campaign for Bush. At the time, Jenna was working as a teacher.

They officially began dating in 2005 and made their relationship public in February of the same year. The inseparable couple attended all kinds of events together, be it the White House Dinner or some inaugural party. Jenna and Henry got engaged in 2007 and eventually got hitched in July 2008 in an intimate ceremony at the Bush family ranch in Texas. The couple share three children, two daughters and a son.