The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) is a group of agencies at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. The EOP supports the work of the President. It consists of several offices and agencies, such as the White House Office, National Security Council or Office of Management and Budget.
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fourteenth in the Presidential Line of Succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Transportation on October 15, 1966, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the Department of Transportation Act. The department's mission is "to develop and coordinate policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense." The Secretary of Transportation oversees eleven agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In April 2008, Mary Peters launched the official blog of the Secretary of Transportation called The Fast Lane.
Joshua Brewster Bolten is an American lawyer and politician. Bolten served as the White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President George W. Bush, replacing Andrew Card on April 14, 2006.
Lou Anna Kimsey Simon was the 20th president of Michigan State University (MSU). Simon was appointed interim president of the university in 2003, then served as president from 2005 until her resignation in 2018 following criticism of her handling of the sexual abuse case of MSU doctor Larry Nassar. On Monday, November 26, 2018, she was arraigned in Eaton County District Court on criminal charges of having lied to a peace officer investigating the Nassar case. She currently faces two felony and two misdemeanor counts.
Frances M. "Fran" Fragos Townsend is the former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush from 2004-2007, and is currently a political pundit on TV. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008, Townsend joined CNN as a contributor, but later switched over to CBS where she is now a national security analyst for them. Townsend is president of the Counter Extremism Project.
Clay Johnson III was the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget at the White House starting in 2003.
Susan Rasinski McCaw is a businesswoman, former diplomat, philanthropist and political fundraiser. She served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria (2005-2007) and is currently President of COM Investments, a private investment firm. Previously, McCaw was a Principal at Robertson Stephens & Co., a San Francisco-based investment bank. McCaw also worked as an Associate in Robertson Stephens Venture Capital Group. McCaw started her career as a Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company in New York and Hong Kong.
Linda Morrison Combs is a former U.S. federal government official. She was the Controller of the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President at the White House. She had five Presidential Appointments confirmed by the United States Senate and served under three Presidents: Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
Kay Coles James is an American public official who served as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. Previous to the OPM appointment, she served as Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources under then-Governor George Allen and was the dean of Regent University's government school. She is currently a member of the NASA Advisory Council. She is the president and founder of the Gloucester Institute, a leadership training center for young African Americans.
Gordon Johndroe is vice president of Government Operations Communications at The Boeing Company. He was named to this position in November 2014 and is responsible for developing and implementing communications strategies associated with advocacy for the company’s products and businesses, as well as issues management and outreach to the Washington, D.C. news media and related constituencies. Johndroe previously worked at Lockheed Martin from 2013-2014 as Vice President for Worldwide Media Relations. He served as chief spokesperson for the corporation, counsels senior leaders on media engagements and oversees Lockheed Martin’s media relations campaigns and strategies. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he served as Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush, Deputy Press Secretary and a spokesman for the United States National Security Council
Deborah A. Loewer was the first warfare qualified woman promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy. She was frocked to the rank of rear admiral on October 1, 2003 and retired in 2007.
Charles Graves Untermeyer, known as Chase Untermeyer, is a former United States ambassador to Qatar. He was given a recess appointment by U.S. President George W. Bush and assumed the position on August 2, 2004. After three years, he was succeeded by Joseph LeBaron.
Eric Lamar Motley is the Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Aspen Institute.
Barbara Hackman Franklin is an American government official, corporate director, and business executive. She served as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1992-1993 to President George H.W. Bush, during which she led a Presidential mission to China.
Stuart Calvin Lord is an American academic and administrator. In 2009 Lord became the fifth president of Naropa University. Lord was the first black president of Naropa University. In 2011, Lord stepped down from the presidency of Naropa University. In May 2013, Lord was appointed the new Executive Director of the Emergency Family Assistance Association in Boulder, CO.
Dorcas R. Hardy is a former federal government official. Hardy served as the 10th Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). She was the first woman to serve as SSA Commissioner.
Constance Joan McNeely Horner is a scholar, foundation trustee, and businesswoman who served in various appointed capacities in the administrations of U.S. Presidents Ronald W. Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush.
John DeStefano is an Assistant to President Donald Trump and Counselor to the President. He oversees the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Presidential Personnel, Office of Political Affairs, and Office of Public Liaison. DeStefano entered the administration as the Director of Presidential Personnel.
Patrick Pizzella is an American government official, currently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor. He was formerly a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority appointed by President Barack Obama. He held positions in several agencies during four prior Administrations.
The White House Presidential Personnel Office is the White House Office tasked with vetting new appointees. Its offices are on the first floor of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The PPO is one of the offices most responsible for assessing candidates to work at or for the White House.
