Scott Schools
American lawyer
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Scott Newton Schools is an American lawyer and the chief compliance officer of OpenAI.[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 the United States Department of Justice, serving as associate deputy attorney general. He has been characterized as “the most important unknown person in D.C.”[3]
Scott Newton Schools | |
|---|---|
| Associate Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office 2016 – July 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | David Margolis |
| Succeeded by | Bradley Weinsheimer |
It has been reported that Schools was a significant advisor to top political officials Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein, and made a significant recommendation to dismiss James Comey.[4][5]
Earlier in his career, Schools had served as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina and U.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]