Family Background
Ellis's father was Alexander (Sandy) Ellis, an insurance executive in Boston, who studied at Yale University. His mother is Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, a sister of former President George H. W. Bush. Both Alexander Ellis and George Bush were members of Skull and Bones at Yale. Ellis is married to Susan Smith Ellis, the CEO of (RED).
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