Jeffrey Kessler | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2025 | |
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security | |
Assumed office March 20, 2025 | |
President | Donald J. Trump |
Preceded by | Alan Estevez |
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance | |
In office April 11,2019 –January 20,2021 | |
President | Donald J. Trump |
Succeeded by | Lisa Wang |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University (BA) University of Chicago (MA) Stanford University (MS,JD) |
Jeffrey I. Kessler is an American lawyer currently serving as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in the second Trump administration. [1] He previously was a partner in WilmerHale's International Trade Practice and served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance during the first Trump presidency. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Kessler holds a BA from Yale,an MA from the University of Chicago,and an MA and JD from Stanford. [4]
Kessler rejoined WilmerHale after serving as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance in January 2021. [7] [8]
In early February 2025,Trump nominated Kessler to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in his second administration. [9] [10] [11] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 13,2025. [12] [13] [14] [15]