Trump picks Lyft employee for top Transportation post

Published April 7, 2017 1:41am ET



President Trump will nominate an official from ride-sharing company Lyft Inc. as under secretary of transportation for policy.

Derek Kan is general manager for Lyft’s Southern California region but worked as a policy adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earlier in his career. McConnell is the husband of Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao.

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