David Steiner is set to become the new Postmaster General as the agency tackles increased losses and heavy debt.
WASHINGTON – On May 9, the US Post Office (USPS) board announced that it would appoint David Steiner as the 76th U.S. Post Officer.
Steiner, a waste management executive and member of the FedEx committee, was appointed during Trump’s first administration and will take office after Louis DeJoy, who resigned on March 24th.
“We also look forward to working with industry groups, clients and policy makers, drawing a positive path forward,” he added.
The Post Officer is the highest paid official in the US government under the President of the United States, appointed by the USPS Governor’s Committee, whose members are appointed and appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Steiner is a career company executive who was president and CEO of Waste Management (WM), a garbage disposal company with truck fleets in the US and Canada from 2004 to 2016.
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Prior to that, he held senior roles at WM, working as a partner at Phelps Dunbar LLP and as an attorney, including advisors to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Steiner holds his Law Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
At the time of his appointment, Steiner was an independent director of the board of directors of FedEx, a private competitor of the USPS. The agency announced that he would leave the role.
The role of the Postmaster General has attracted controversy in recent years, especially during the 2020 presidential election, as voters remained at home to protect against the virus, especially amid absenteeism and mail-in ballots.
Meanwhile, USPS faces serious financial challenges amid rising costs and a decline in postal service use.
