Jeffrey A. Rosen

Jeffrey A. Rosen
21st United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Assumed office
May 18, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Victor Mendez
Personal details
Education Northwestern University, B.A.
Harvard Law School, J.D.

Jeffrey A. Rosen is an American lawyer who currently serves as United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation.[1] Prior to assuming his current role, he was a senior partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

Education

Rosen graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1979. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1982.

Career

Rosen's early portrait

Rosen joined Kirkland & Ellis in 1982. He left the firm in 2003 and began working for the U.S. government.[2] From 2003 to 2006, Rosen was general counsel at the United States Department of Transportation and acted as counsel for Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta. In 2006, Rosen moved to the Office of Management and Budget where he was general counsel and senior policy advisor until 2009. He also served as a representative of the U.S. government on the board of directors of Amtrak.[1]

Rosen returned to Kirkland & Ellis in 2009.[2] From 2015 to 2016, Rosen chaired the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.[3]

On May 16, 2017, Rosen was confirmed as United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation by a 56–42 vote.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jeffrey A. Rosen, former general counsel at DOT, chosen by Trump for deputy secretary of agency". The Trucker. March 8, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Rosen, P.C., Jeffrey A." Kirkland & Ellis. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ambrogi, Robert (July 25, 2016). "This Week In Legal Tech: Showdown At The ABA Over Free Law And Free Sex". Above the Law.
  4. ↑ "Senate confirmation vote PN102". May 16, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
Political offices
Preceded by
Victor Mendez		 United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
2017–present		 Incumbent
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