Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955) is an American businessman and investor, best known as the fourth child of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush, and brother of former U.S. President George W. Bush. He is one of six siblings, including Jeb Bush (former Florida Governor), the late Pauline Robinson Bush, Marvin Bush, and Dorothy Bush Koch. Raised in a prominent political family, Neil pursued a career in business rather than politics, graduating from Tulane University with a bachelor's degree in international economics and later earning an MBA from Tulane's Freeman School of Business. His early career involved various entrepreneurial ventures, but he gained significant notoriety in the late 1980s due to his role as a director of Silverado Banking, Savings and Loan Association (often referred to as Silverado Savings and Loan) in Colorado, which collapsed in 1988 amid the broader savings and loan crisis, resulting in over $1 billion in taxpayer losses. Bush faced allegations of conflicts of interest for approving loans to businesses connected to him and his associates, leading to a civil lawsuit by the federal government; he settled in 1992 for $50,000 without admitting wrongdoing. Post-scandal, Neil Bush continued in business, founding Ignite! Learning in 1999, an educational software company aimed at improving reading skills, which drew criticism for its high costs to schools and questions about its efficacy. He has been active in philanthropy and international relations, serving as founder and chairman of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, promoting economic and cultural ties between the two nations. Additionally, he chairs the Points of Light organization, a volunteer service network, and sits on boards including the Houston Salvation Army and the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. His personal life has included high-profile controversies, such as a contentious 2003 divorce from his first wife, Sharon Bush, during which deposition testimony revealed details of extramarital affairs, leading to public scrutiny and media sensationalism. Bush remarried in 2005 to Maria Andrews, with whom he has a daughter, and maintains a lower public profile compared to his siblings while leveraging family connections in business and nonprofit sectors. Throughout his career, Neil Bush has been criticized for benefiting from his family's influence, with allegations of nepotism in securing business deals, particularly in China, where his foundation and personal investments have raised questions about potential conflicts amid U.S. foreign policy concerns. Despite these controversies, he remains involved in education reform and U.S.-China diplomacy, embodying a blend of entrepreneurial ambition and familial legacy.