Derek Lyons
Derek Lyons | |
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White House Staff Secretary | |
Assumed office June 6, 2018 Acting: February 7, 2018 – June 6, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Rob Porter |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Education |
Duke University (BS, BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Derek S. Lyons is an American political advisor serving as White House Staff Secretary in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Education
Lyons was a student of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory,[1] from which he graduated in 2000. He went to Duke University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science as well as a Bachelor of Arts in 2004.[2]
In June 2007, Lyons was a student of Harvard Law School and worked as a Summer Associate at, his later employer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He was a member of the board of "One Day's Work",[3] a group which dedicated one day of every member's earning in summer jobs for people in need.[4] Lyons graduated with a J.D. in the HLS class of 2008.[2]
Career
In 2007 Lyons was admitted to the State Bar of Texas, and in 2010 he was admitted to the Bar for the District of Columbia and the Federal Circuit.[5] He started his professional career as a law clerk to Brett Kavanaugh, a current judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, eventual nominee for an Associate Justice position in the U.S. Supreme Court and a former White House Staff Secretary.
After his clerkship, he worked for Representative Jeb Hensarling as a legislative assistant. He then moved to the private sector, working as a senior litigation assistant for the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.[6] His practice was mainly related to federal regulatory policy.[7]
In May 2014, he went back to Capitol Hill, becoming General Counsel in the office of Senator Rob Portman.[8] In this role, he accompanied Senator Portman to meetings of the Subcommittee on Investigations for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[9]
In February 2016, Lyons joined the law firm Boyden Gray & Associates.[10]
From January 2017 to February 2018, Lyons worked at the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary.[11]
After the sudden departure of Rob Porter in February 2018, Lyons was promoted to acting White House Staff Secretary. In June he was formally appointed to the role on a permanent basis.[12] Lyons oversees, together with the White House Chief of Staff, the flow of information to the President.[13]
References
- ↑ "The Chronicle of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory". issuu. October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- 1 2 "Derek Lyons, Associate Attorney Attorney". LawyersDB. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "HLS students organize to donate one day's wages to charity". Harvard Law School. May 4, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Big Law Summer Associates Asked to Give Back". The Wall Street Journal. June 21, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Derek S. Lyons". Martindale. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Supreme Court of the United States" (PDF). American Bar Association. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel". HighBeam Research. March 24, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel". Rob Portman. March 24, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Hearings" (PDF). United States Government Publishing Office. November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "The redirection of reinsurance tax dollars under the Affordable Care Act". American Enterprise Institute. July 1, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel" (PDF). The White House. June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Rob Porter warned White House counsel in January 2017 about his background check". CBS Interactive. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "White House taps interim replacement for aide accused of abuse". The Hill. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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Preceded by Rob Porter |
White House Staff Secretary 2018–present |
Incumbent |