Brian R. Morgenstern

Brian Robert Morgenstern is an American attorney and political aide serving as White House Deputy Press Secretary. Appointed in July 2020, Morgenstern succeeded Hogan Gidley, who left the White House Office to serve on the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign.

Brian Morgenstern
White House Deputy Press Secretary
Assumed office
July 20, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byHogan Gidley
Personal details
Born
Brian Robert Morgenstern
Alma materGeorgetown University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Education

Morgenstern earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.[1][2] As an undergraduate, Morgenstern was president of the Georgetown University Student Organization and a member of Alpha Kappa Delta.[3][4]

Career

After graduating from law school, Morgenstern worked as an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in New York City. He joined the United States Department of the Treasury in August 2017, where he served as deputy assistant secretary for external affairs and worked to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[5] At the Department of the Treasury, Morgenstern served as a chief speechwriter and senior aide to Steven Mnuchin.[6] In July 2020, Morgenstern was selected to serve as White House Deputy Press Secretary and deputy White House Communications Director.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Perlman, Derek Kravitz,Al Shaw,Claire. "Brian Robert Morgenstern | Trump Town". ProPublica. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. "Brian R. Morgenstern, Lawyer at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | LawyerDB.org". www.lawyerdb.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. "GUSA official steps down". The Georgetown Voice. 2003-09-11. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. "Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society". Department of Sociology. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  5. Drucker, Jesse; Tankersley, Jim (2019-12-30). "How Big Companies Won New Tax Breaks From the Trump Administration". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. Summary of Public Stakeholder Briefings on Proposed Regulations Implementing FIRRMA by Senior Treasury Officials
  7. "White House adds top Treasury aide to press team". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  8. Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake. "POLITICO Playbook: Warning: Turbulence ahead". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. Jacobs, Emily (2020-07-21). "Trump campaign sees more staff shake-ups after Brad Parscale demotion". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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