Charity Wallace serves as the Director of the Women’s Initiative at the Bush Institute and Senior Advisor to Mrs. Laura Bush. Most recently, Wallace served as the Chief of Staff to Mrs. Laura Bush. In her role, Wallace managed the team that supports Mrs. Bush and oversaw Mrs. Bush’s initiatives - from her wide ranging policy agenda to her recent book tour. Wallace also served as Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States during the George W. Bush Administration. As Deputy Chief, Wallace served as the chief operating officer of the Office of the Chief of Protocol, as well as Acting Chief of Protocol in the absence of the Chief. A native of California, Wallace graduated magna cum laude from Pepperdine University, with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, with a focus in international relations. Following graduation, Ms. Wallace began a career in professional musical theater. After two years, Wallace left musical theater to work on the Bush-Cheney campaign in January 2000.