Philleo Nash (October 25, 1909 – October 12, 1987) was a government official, educator, anthropolologist, and the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1959–1961 as a Democrat.
He served more than 10 years as a political appointee in the Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Harry S.
Truman administrations, including as Special Assistant directly to President Harry S.
Truman (1946-1952), influencing his policy on desegregation of the armed forces and federal government, as well as policy related to Native Americans and other minorities, and as his Administrative Assistant (1952-1953).