Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
In office August 2012 – February 2017
Nominated by
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Francis X. Taylor[1]
Succeeded by
Jane Nitze
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy
In office March 28, 2005 – July 9, 2007 Acting: March 28, 2005 – July 28, 2005
President
George W. Bush
Preceded by
Daniel Bryant
Succeeded by
Elisebeth Cook
Personal details
Born
Rachel Lee Brand
(1973-05-01) May 1, 1973 (age 51) Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse
Jonathan Cohn
Children
2
Education
University of Minnesota Morris (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Rachel Lee Brand (born May 1, 1973) is an American lawyer, academic, and former government official. She served as the United States Associate Attorney General from May 22, 2017, until February 20, 2018, when she resigned to take a job as head of global corporate governance at Walmart.[2][3] Brand was the first woman to serve as Associate Attorney General.[4] She also served as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy in the George W. Bush administration and was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Prior to becoming Associate Attorney General, Brand was an associate professor at Antonin Scalia Law School.[5][6]
^"Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status" (PDF). Garrett Hatch. August 27, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^Bryan, Logan (February 9, 2018). "The person next in line to oversee the Mueller investigation suddenly stepped down". Business Insider. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
^Katie Benner (February 9, 2018). "No. 3 Official at the Justice Department Is Stepping Down". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^Horwitz, Sari (May 28, 2017). "Former Bush official Rachel Brand takes over No. 3 position at Justice Dept". Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
^washingtonpost.com: Third-highest ranking official at the Justice Department stepping down
^http://www.justice.gov: Associate Attorney General to Leave Justice Department for Private Sector
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