Louis DeJoy


Louis DeJoy is an American businessman and Republican Party fundraiser who was appointed in May 2020 by unanimous selection of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service to serve as the 75th United States Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the world's largest postal organization. Since January 2020, DeJoy has donated $360,000 to President Trump’s re-election campaign and roughly $70,000 to the Republican National Committee.

Early life and education

DeJoy was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Stetson University.

Career

DeJoy was CEO of High Point, North Carolina-based New Breed Logistics from 1983 to 2014, and retired after his company was acquired by Connecticut-based freight transporter, XPO Logistics, for a reported $615 million. Following that acquisition he served as CEO of XPO's supply chain business in North America until his retirement in 2015, and was appointed to a strategic role on XPO Logistics' board of directors where he served until 2018.
At the time of his naming as Postmaster General, DeJoy was president of LDJ Global Strategies, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based, boutique firm with interests in real estate, private equity, consulting and project management. DeJoy currently serves on the Elon University board of trustees.

United States Postmaster General

The USPS Board of Governors announced DeJoy's appointment as Postmaster General on May 7th, 2020. On the same day, the National Association of Letter Carriers president Frederic Rolando released a statement congratulating Mr. DeJoy on his appointment but warning of politicization of the USPS, saying "Keeping politics out of the Postal Service and maintaining its independence is central to its success..." Mark Dimondstein, the president of the American Postal Workers Union, wrote in a letter that "the APWU is deeply concerned with the appointment process to make Mr. Louis DeJoy, a multi-million-dollar major donor to President Trump, the next Postmaster General." Rep. Gerry Connolly noted that his career as a political operative and close ties to the president and Republican Party would threaten the non-partisan nature of the Postal Service.
DeJoy is the first postmaster in two decades without prior experience in the United States Postal Service. Critics point to apparent financial conflicts of interest, including DeJoy's investments in USPS contractors and competitors, such as UPS and trucking company J.B. Hunt.
Upon assuming office as Postmaster General, DeJoy began taking measures to reduce costs and slow the mail service.

Personal life

DeJoy is married to Aldona Wos, a Polish-American physician and former Ambassador to Estonia in the George W. Bush Administration. DeJoy and his wife have two children and reside in the Irving Park Historic District in Greensboro, North Carolina.