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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Derek Lyons
| name = Derek Lyons
| image = Derek Lyons (cropped).jpg
|office = [[Counselor to the President]]
|president = [[Donald Trump]]
| office = [[Counselor to the President]]
|alongside = [[Hope Hicks]]
| president = [[Donald Trump]]
|term_start = May 20, 2020
| term_start = May 20, 2020
|term_end = <!-- January 20, 2021 -->
| term_end = December 18, 2020
|predecessor = [[Johnny DeStefano]]
| alongside = [[Hope Hicks]]
|successor = [[Steve Ricchetti]] (designate)
| predecessor = [[Johnny DeStefano]]
| successor = [[Steve Ricchetti]]<br>[[Jeff Zients]]
|office1 = [[White House Office of the Staff Secretary|White House Staff Secretary]]
| office1 = [[White House Office of the Staff Secretary|White House Staff Secretary]]
|president1 = Donald Trump
| president1 = Donald Trump
|term_start1 = February 7, 2018<br>Acting: February 7, 2018 – June 6, 2018
| term_start1 = February 7, 2018
|term_end1 = <!-- January 20, 2021 -->
| term_end1 = December 18, 2020<br>Acting: February 7, 2018 – June 6, 2018
|predecessor1 = [[Rob Porter]]
|successor1 = [[Jessica Hertz]] (designate)
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| successor1 = [[Jessica Hertz]]
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|education = [[Duke University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Derek S. Lyons''' is an American attorney and the current [[White House Office of the Staff Secretary|White House Staff Secretary]], also serving as [[Counselor to the President]] in the administration of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]].
'''Derek S. Lyons''' is an American attorney and former [[White House Office of the Staff Secretary|White House Staff Secretary]] and [[Counselor to the President]] in the administration of former [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]].


==Education==
==Education==
Lyons was a student of [[Strake Jesuit College Preparatory]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chronicle of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory |url=https://issuu.com/rcrivers/docs/low_res_for_web_fall_12|date=October 25, 2012|publisher=[[issuu]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> from which he graduated in 2000. He went to [[Duke University]], where he earned a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in 2004.<ref name="Columbia">{{cite web|title=Derek Lyons, Associate Attorney Attorney|url=http://www.lawyerdb.org/Lawyer/Derek-Lyons/|publisher=LawyersDB|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref>
Lyons was a student of [[Strake Jesuit College Preparatory]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chronicle of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory |url=https://issuu.com/rcrivers/docs/low_res_for_web_fall_12|date=October 25, 2012|publisher=[[issuu]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref> from which he graduated in 2000. He went to [[Duke University]], where he earned a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in 2004.<ref name="Columbia">{{cite web|title=Derek Lyons, Associate Attorney Attorney|url=http://www.lawyerdb.org/Lawyer/Derek-Lyons/|publisher=LawyersDB|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>


In June 2007, Lyons was a student of [[Harvard Law School]] and worked as a Summer Associate at [[Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher]]. Lyons graduated with a [[Juris Doctor]] in 2008.<ref name="Columbia" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=How chatter and conservative anger upended a White House staffing search|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/17/white-house-staffing-search-upended-261226|access-date=2020-07-31|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref>
In June 2007, Lyons was a student of [[Harvard Law School]] and worked as a Summer Associate at [[Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher]]. Lyons graduated with a [[Juris Doctor]] in 2008.<ref name="Columbia" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=How chatter and conservative anger upended a White House staffing search|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/17/white-house-staffing-search-upended-261226|access-date=2020-07-31|website=POLITICO|date=May 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2007 Lyons was admitted to the [[State Bar of Texas]], and in 2010 he was admitted to the Bar for [[District of Columbia Bar|the District of Columbia]] and [[Federal Circuit Bar Association|the Federal Circuit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Derek S. Lyons|url=https://www.martindale.com/washington/district-of-columbia/derek-s-lyons-44886591-a/|publisher=Martindale|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> He started his professional career as a law clerk to [[Brett Kavanaugh]], a former judge serving on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]], and current [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] and a former White House Staff Secretary.
In 2007 Lyons was admitted to the [[State Bar of Texas]] and the Bars of [[District of Columbia Bar|the District of Columbia]] and [[Federal Circuit Bar Association|Federal Circuit]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Derek S. Lyons|url=https://www.martindale.com/washington/district-of-columbia/derek-s-lyons-44886591-a/|publisher=Martindale|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref> He started his professional career as a law clerk to [[Brett Kavanaugh]], a former judge serving on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]], and current [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] and a former White House Staff Secretary.{{fact|date=November 2023}}


After his clerkship, he worked for [[United States House of Representatives|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Supreme Court of the United States|url=https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs-v2/12-696_pet.authcheckdam.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=[[American Bar Association]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> His practice was mainly related to federal regulatory policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-362625842.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083942/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-362625842.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2018|date=March 24, 2014|publisher=[[HighBeam Research]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref>
After his clerkship, he worked for [[United States House of Representatives|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Supreme Court of the United States|url=https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs-v2/12-696_pet.authcheckdam.pdf|publisher=[[American Bar Association]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref> His practice was mainly related to federal regulatory policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-362625842.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083942/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-362625842.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2018|date=March 24, 2014|publisher=[[HighBeam Research]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>


In May 2014, he went back to [[Capitol Hill]], becoming [[General counsel|General Counsel]] in the office of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Rob Portman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel|url=https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2014/3/portman-announces-derek-lyons-as-new-general-counsel|date=March 24, 2014|publisher=[[Rob Portman]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> In this role, he accompanied Senator Portman to meetings of the [[United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations|Subcommittee on Investigations]] for the [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hearings|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg91522/pdf/CHRG-113shrg91522.pdf|date=November 20, 2014|format=PDF|publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref>
In May 2014, he went back to [[Capitol Hill]], becoming [[General counsel|General Counsel]] in the office of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Rob Portman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel|url=https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2014/3/portman-announces-derek-lyons-as-new-general-counsel|date=March 24, 2014|publisher=[[Rob Portman]]|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621044449/https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2014/3/portman-announces-derek-lyons-as-new-general-counsel|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this role, he accompanied Senator Portman to meetings of the [[United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations|Subcommittee on Investigations]] for the [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hearings|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg91522/pdf/CHRG-113shrg91522.pdf|date=November 20, 2014|publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>


Lyons worked for the [[Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-domestic-policy-council-240380 |title=Trump taps acting domestic policy chief |date=May 6, 2020 |website=Politico |first1=Anita |last1=Kumar |first2=Daniel |last2=Lippman |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref> In February 2016, he joined the law firm Boyden Gray & Associates.<ref>{{cite web|title=The redirection of reinsurance tax dollars under the Affordable Care Act|url=https://www.aei.org/articles/the-redirection-of-reinsurance-tax-dollars-under-the-affordable-care-act/|date=July 1, 2016|publisher=[[American Enterprise Institute]]|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>
Lyons worked for the [[Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-domestic-policy-council-240380 |title=Trump taps acting domestic policy chief |date=May 6, 2020 |website=Politico |first1=Anita |last1=Kumar |first2=Daniel |last2=Lippman |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref> In February 2016, he joined the law firm Boyden Gray & Associates.<ref>{{cite web|title=The redirection of reinsurance tax dollars under the Affordable Care Act|url=https://www.aei.org/articles/the-redirection-of-reinsurance-tax-dollars-under-the-affordable-care-act/|date=July 1, 2016|publisher=[[American Enterprise Institute]]|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>


From January 2017 to February 2018, Lyons worked at the [[White House Office|White House]] as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf|date=June 30, 2017|format=PDF|publisher=[[White House|The White House]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref>
From January 2017 to February 2018, Lyons worked at the [[White House Office|White House]] as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf|date=June 30, 2017|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Porter warned White House counsel in January 2017 about his background check|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rob-porter-warned-white-house-counsel-in-january-2017-about-his-background-check/|date=February 9, 2018|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> Lyons oversees, together with the [[White House Chief of Staff]], the flow of information to the President.<ref>{{cite web|title=White House taps interim replacement for aide accused of abuse|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373219-white-house-taps-interim-replacement-for-aide-accused-of-abuse|date=February 9, 2018|publisher=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Porter warned White House counsel in January 2017 about his background check|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rob-porter-warned-white-house-counsel-in-january-2017-about-his-background-check/|date=February 9, 2018|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref> Lyons oversaw, together with the [[White House Chief of Staff]], the flow of information to the President.<ref>{{cite web|title=White House taps interim replacement for aide accused of abuse|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373219-white-house-taps-interim-replacement-for-aide-accused-of-abuse/|date=February 9, 2018|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>


In May 2020, Lyons was slated to serve as the Director of the [[United States Domestic Policy Council]], but Lyons' appointment was derailed after influential "America First" conservatives voiced opposition due to his previous position with Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential bid and his consideration was withdrawn.<ref name="Upended">{{cite news |title=How chatter and conservative anger upended a White House staffing search |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/17/white-house-staffing-search-upended-261226 |accessdate=17 May 2020 |work=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> Instead, he was promoted to the position of [[Counselor to the President]], alongside [[Hope Hicks]] and [[Kellyanne Conway]].<ref name="Upended"/>
In May 2020, Lyons was slated to serve as the Director of the [[United States Domestic Policy Council]], but Lyons' appointment was derailed after influential "[[America First (policy)|America First]]" conservatives voiced opposition due to his previous position with Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential bid and his consideration was withdrawn. Instead, he was promoted to the position of [[Counselor to the President]], alongside [[Hope Hicks]] and [[Kellyanne Conway]].<ref>{{cite news |title=How chatter and conservative anger upended a White House staffing search |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/17/white-house-staffing-search-upended-261226 |access-date=17 May 2020 |work=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref>


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Derek Lyons
Lyons in 2020
Counselor to the President
In office
May 20, 2020 – December 18, 2020
Serving with Hope Hicks
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJohnny DeStefano
Succeeded bySteve Ricchetti
Jeff Zients
White House Staff Secretary
In office
February 7, 2018 – December 18, 2020
Acting: February 7, 2018 – June 6, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRob Porter
Succeeded byJessica Hertz
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationDuke University (BA, BS)
Harvard University (JD)

Derek S. Lyons is an American attorney and former White House Staff Secretary and Counselor to the President in the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Education

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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 and Bachelor of Arts in 2004.[2]

In June 2007, Lyons was a student of Harvard Law School and worked as a Summer Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Lyons graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2008.[2][3]

Career

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In 2007 Lyons was admitted to the State Bar of Texas and the Bars of the District of Columbia and Federal Circuit in 2010.[4] He started his professional career as a law clerk to Brett Kavanaugh, a former judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and current Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and a former White House Staff Secretary.[citation needed]

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.[5] His practice was mainly related to federal regulatory policy.[6]

In May 2014, he went back to Capitol Hill, becoming General Counsel in the office of Senator Rob Portman.[7] In this role, he accompanied Senator Portman to meetings of the Subcommittee on Investigations for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[8]

Lyons worked for the Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign.[9] In February 2016, he 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 oversaw, together with the White House Chief of Staff, the flow of information to the President.[13]

In May 2020, Lyons was slated to serve as the Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council, but Lyons' appointment was derailed after influential "America First" conservatives voiced opposition due to his previous position with Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential bid and his consideration was withdrawn. Instead, he was promoted to the position of Counselor to the President, alongside Hope Hicks and Kellyanne Conway.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "The Chronicle of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory". issuu. October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Derek Lyons, Associate Attorney Attorney". LawyersDB. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "How chatter and conservative anger upended a White House staffing search". POLITICO. May 17, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Derek S. Lyons". Martindale. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Supreme Court of the United States" (PDF). American Bar Association. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel". HighBeam Research. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Portman Announces Derek Lyons as New General Counsel". Rob Portman. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hearings" (PDF). United States Government Publishing Office. November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. ^ Kumar, Anita; Lippman, Daniel (May 6, 2020). "Trump taps acting domestic policy chief". Politico. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "The redirection of reinsurance tax dollars under the Affordable Care Act". American Enterprise Institute. July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018 – via National Archives.
  12. ^ "Rob Porter warned White House counsel in January 2017 about his background check". CBS Interactive. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "White House taps interim replacement for aide accused of abuse". The Hill. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  14. ^ "How chatter and conservative anger upended a White House staffing search". POLITICO. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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