Louis DeJoy

Louis DeJoy (born June 20, 1957) is an American businessman and Republican Party fundraiser who was appointed in May 2020 by unanimous selection of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service to serve as the 75th United States Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the world's largest postal organization. Since January 2020, DeJoy has donated $360,000 to President Trump’s re-election campaign and roughly $70,000 to the Republican National Committee.[1][2][3][4]

Louis DeJoy
75th United States Postmaster General
Assumed office
June 16, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMegan Brennan
Personal details
Born (1957-06-20) June 20, 1957
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Aldona Wos
Children2
EducationStetson University (BBA)

Early life and education

DeJoy was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[5][6][7] He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Stetson University.[8]

Career

DeJoy was CEO of High Point, North Carolina-based New Breed Logistics from 1983 to 2014, and retired after his company was acquired by Connecticut-based freight transporter, XPO Logistics, for a reported $615 million. Following that acquisition he served as CEO of XPO's supply chain business in North America until his retirement in 2015, and was appointed to a strategic role on XPO Logistics' board of directors where he served until 2018.[9]

At the time of his naming as Postmaster General, DeJoy was president of LDJ Global Strategies, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based, boutique firm with interests in real estate, private equity, consulting and project management.[10] DeJoy currently serves on the Elon University board of trustees.

DeJoy's appointment was both praised and criticized by several postal labor unions and lawmakers. In a statement issued by Fredric V. Rolando, the current president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Rolando said "We applaud Mr. Louis DeJoy's willingness to take on this public service challenge at this most difficult time in the near-250-year history of the Postal Service. Perhaps only Benjamin Franklin, the first PMG, has taken this job at a more challenging time."

Mark Dimondstein, the current president of the American Postal Workers Union, wrote in a letter that "the APWU is deeply concerned with the appointment process to make Mr. Louis DeJoy, a multi-million-dollar major donor to President Trump, the next Postmaster General." Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) noted that his career as a political operative and close ties to the president and Republican Party would threaten the non-partisan nature of the Postal Service.[11][12][13][14][15]

Personal life

DeJoy is married to Aldona Wos, a Polish-American physician and former Ambassador to Estonia in the George W. Bush Administration.[16] DeJoy and his wife have two children and reside in Greensboro, North Carolina.[17]

References
  1. https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/0506-bog-announces-selection-of-louis-dejoy-to-serve-as-nations-75th-postmaster-general.htm
  2. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postmaster-idUSKBN22J09T
  3. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-appoint-top-republican-donor-lead-struggling-u-s-postal-n1201666
  4. Dawsey, Josh (2020-05-06). "Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence over Postal Service". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. "New Postmaster General Is Top GOP Fundraiser". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. Rappeport, Alan (2020-05-07). "Postal Service Pick With Ties to Trump Raises Concerns Ahead of 2020 Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. "Top Republican donor tapped to lead struggling U.S. Postal Service". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. "About The Louis DeJoy and Aldona Z. Wos Family Foundation". Louis DeJoy Aldona Wos Family foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  9. Arcieri, Katie (2015-12-15). "Triad CEO retires from firm that bought his company, joins board of directors". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  10. Finnegan, Daniel (2020-02-07). "County approves sale of downtown building to Louis DeJoy's company". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  11. https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/statement-of-nalc-president-fred-rolando-on-the-appointment-of-louis-dejoy-as-postmaster-general
  12. "On the Appointment of Louis DeJoy as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service". American Postal Workers Union. 2020-05-07. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  13. "Trump donor named next postmaster general". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  14. Naylor, Brian. "New Postmaster General Is Top GOP Fundraiser". www.wbgo.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  15. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2020/05/08/n-c--businessman--gop-donor-selected-to-head-usps
  16. Norcross, Jack (May 7, 2020). "Elon University trustee Louis DeJoy selected to lead U.S. Postal Service". Elon University. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  17. "Louis DeJoy: Entrepreneurial Life Story in a Democracy". uncp.campuslabs.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
Government offices
Preceded by
Megan Brennan		 United States Postmaster General
2020–present		 Incumbent
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