Scott Newton Schools | |
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| Associate Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office 2016 – July 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | David Margolis |
| Succeeded by | Bradley Weinsheimer |
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| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 63–64) |
Scott Newton Schools is an American lawyer and the chief compliance officer ofOpenAI.[1] Schools previously served as the chief ethics and compliance officer of Uber.[2] Before joining Uber, Schools was the highest-ranking career civil servant at theUnited States Department of Justice, serving asassociate deputy attorney general. He has been characterized as “the most important unknown person in D.C.”[3]
It has been reported that Schools was a significant advisor to top political officialsSally Yates andRod Rosenstein, and made a significant recommendation to dismissJames Comey.[4][5]
Earlier in his career, Schools had served asU.S. Attorney for South Carolina andU.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.[6][7]
In 2018, Schools was replaced by Bradley Weinsheimer, who now serves as DOJ's highest ranking career civil servant.[6]
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