George Elden Packard (born February 23, 1944) is a retired United States army officer and bishop of the Episcopal Church known for his support for the Occupy movement.

After conclusion of his active duty, Packard attended Virginia Theological Seminary and continued to serve in the Army reserves, although disillusioned with that war.

Packard also served at the Pentagon full-time during Operation Desert Storm, and retired in 1996 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

His ministry also included work with chaplains at various federal prisons and Veterans Administration and Indian Health Service healthcare facilities.

On December 17, Bishop Packard used a ladder to scale a fence, along with other Occupy members, and was arrested by New York City Police Department officers.

[7] Bishop Packard was also arrested two other times in the Manhattan financial district: along with other Veterans for Peace on May 1, 2012,[8] and in connection with an OccupyFaith meeting on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests.