   thomas howard "tom" kean, sr. (; born april 21, 1935) is an american republican party politician, who served as the 48th governor of new jersey from 1982 to 1990. kean is best known globally, however, for his 2002 appointment as chairman of the national commission on terrorist attacks upon the united states, widely known as the 9/11 commission, which was responsible for investigating the causes of the september 11, 2001 attacks and providing recommendations to prevent future terrorist attacks. he was appointed to this post by u.s. president george w. bush. upon the completion of his second term as governor, he served as the president of drew university for 15 years, until his retirement in 2005. ==early life and education== kean was born in new york city to a long line of new jersey politicians. his mother was elizabeth (howard) and his father, robert kean, was a u.s. representative. his grandfather hamilton fish kean and great-uncle john kean both served as u.s. senators. his second great-uncle was hamilton fish, a u.s. senator, governor of new york, and secretary of state. kean's relative, william livingston, was a de
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