Jon Parrish Peede is an American book editor and literary review publisher, who served as the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2018 to 2021.

[2][7] When William Drea Adams resigned as the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities in May 2017, Peede became "the Trump administration’s new liaison to the N.E.H.".

[7] As acting chair in October 2017, he acknowledged that President Donald J. Trump wanted to eliminate the agency or at least reduce the budget.

[12] He also oversaw the federal agency's awarding of $75 million in CARES Act funding in direct grants and through state humanities council partnerships.

[15] In partnership with the Teagle Foundation under the leadership of Andrew Delbanco, Peede provided NEH funding to support faculty salaries and programmatic expenses for undergraduate general education programs that include classics as well as contemporary literary works by authors of diverse backgrounds.

[17][18] His awards include an honorary degree from Manchester Community College in New Hampshire in 2019 and the President’s Medal of Distinction from California State University, Fresno in 2019.