Benjamin Moss is an American attorney and political advisor who has served as the White House staff secretary since 2026.
Education He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2018 with a Juris Doctor. At the University of Chicago, Moss was the president of the Jewish Law Students Association, the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Journal of International Law, and participated in the Texas Law Society, the Edmund Burke Society, and the Federalist Society.
Career After graduating from the University of Chicago, Moss worked as an appellate litigator at Vinson & Elkins. By January 2025, he had become Ohio senator JD Vance's general counsel. That month, Vance, then the vice president-elect, named him as his director of domestic policy. As Vance's director of domestic policy, he was involved in a meeting with Smithsonian Institution officials in which he criticized Amy Sherald's painting Trans Forming Liberty. By August 2026, Moss had become the deputy White House staff secretary.
White House Staff Secretary In August 2026, President Donald Trump named Moss as his White House staff secretary to succeed Will Scharf.
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