Derek Kan

Derek Kan
Governor of the United States Postal Service
Assumed office
May 20, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn McLeod Barger
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
July 30, 2020 – December 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRussell Vought
Succeeded byShalanda Young
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
In office
December 4, 2017 – July 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBlair Anderson
Succeeded byCarlos Monje
Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors
In office
December 15, 2015 – c. May 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byNancy A. Naples
Succeeded byJoel Szabat
Personal details
Born
Derek Tai-Ching Kan

(1978-08-15) August 15, 1978 (age 46)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA)
London School of Economics (MS)
Stanford University (MBA)
Derek Kan
Traditional Chinese甘達慶
Simplified Chinese甘达庆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGān Dáqìng

Derek Tai-Ching Kan (Chinese: 甘達慶; born August 15, 1978) is an American businessman and government official who has served as a Governor of the United States Postal Service since 2022. He served as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget between July and December 2020. Kan served as the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy from 2017 to 2019. He was confirmed by the Senate four times.

  1. ^ a b "(Not applicable)". Washington, D.C.: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Retrieved May 14, 2022.