Jacqueline Badger Mars is a businesswoman, philanthropist, and advocate for women’s education.

Mrs. Mars is the first recipient of the National Archives Foundation’s Heritage Award. Mrs. Mars served as Chairman of the Washington National Opera Board for six years and played a role in the merger of the Opera with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She is Chairman Emeritus of the Washington National Opera and serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, Virginia.

Mrs. Mars has also served on the board of American Prairie Reserve and as Honorary Secretary of the Kennedy Center. Her other affiliations include the Orange County Hounds, The Wilderness Society, and the United States Equestrian Team Foundation.