Jenna Bush Hager is the co-host of TODAY with Hoda and Jenna, alongside Hoda Kotb.

She joined “TODAY” as a correspondent and contributor in August 2009.

Prior to joining “TODAY,” Hager was a reading teacher at a public school in Baltimore.

Jenna Bush Hager

She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Washington D.C. in 2005.

She is currently an editor-at-large for Southern Living.

Bush and co-authored the childrens books Our Great Big Backyard and Read All About It!

Since its inception, 40 of Hagers book club picks have become New York Times bestsellers.

In 2011, she was honored as one of Glamours Women of the Year alongside her mother and sister.

In 2004, Hager graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English.

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