TRUMP TAPS LYFT EXEC FOR NUMBER THREE SPOT AT DOT
April 30, 2017
President Trump has nominated Lyft general manager Derek Kan to serve as the Department of Transportation’s under secretary of transportation for policy. While Kan appears to have limited prior experience in the aviation sector, he has been a member of Amtrak’s board since 2015, previously served as a policy adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (who is Secretary Chao’s husband) and was the chief economist for the Senate Republican Policy Committee. If confirmed, Kan would be responsible for providing policy guidance for the Department, including how to deal with emerging technologies such as self-driving cars, UAS, and NextGen.
The Trump administration has also nominated Jeffrey A. Rosen to be the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. Mr. Rosen was formerly the General Counsel at DOT from 2003-2006. He also had responsibility for DOT’s regulatory program, enforcement and litigation activities, legal issues relating to international activities involving transportation, legislative proposals, and he acted as counsel to then-Secretary Norman Mineta. Mr. Rosen will leave Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington to fulfill the role. Mr. Rosen has not yet been confirmed to the position.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).
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