Henry Kerner
Special Counsel of the United States
In office
October 30, 2017 – October 23, 2023
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byCarolyn N. Lerner
Succeeded byHampton Dellinger
Personal details
Born
Henry John Kerner

1966 (age 57–58)
New York City, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA)
Harvard University (JD)

Henry John Kerner (born 1966) is an American lawyer who served as the Special Counsel in the United States Office of Special Counsel. He is currently a nominee to become a member of the three-member Merit Systems Protection Board.[1]

Biography

Kerner was born in 1966 in New York City.[2] He received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, before obtaining his J.D. at Harvard Law School in 1992.[3]

He spent 18 years as a prosecutor in California before becoming staff director for U.S. Senator John McCain at the United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.[4][5] In 2011, Kerner joined the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, working beneath Under Chairman Darrell Issa and Chairman Jason Chaffetz.[4]

Kerner went on to become Assistant Vice President for Investigations at the small-government advocacy organization Cause of Action Institute.[6] In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Kerner to become Special Counsel at the United States Office of Special Counsel.[7] He was confirmed by the 115th Congress with final voting from the U.S. Senate in October 2017.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Senate Panel Clears MSPB Renominations". www.meritalk.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "Kerner, Henry, 1966-". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Scarramucci and other alumni among Trump's recent appointees". Harvard Law Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Office of Special Counsel - Henry Kerner Bio". OSC.gov. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Clark, Charles S. (May 26, 2017). "Trump Selects Capitol Hill Investigator to Run Office of Special Counsel". Government Executive. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Davidson, Joe (June 7, 2017). "Special Counsel Lerner leaves office as Trump rejects highly praised whistleblower advocate". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "One Nomination Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019 – via National Archives.
  8. ^ White, Eric (October 18, 2017). "OMB orders agencies to gauge cyber risk". Federal News Radio. Retrieved November 3, 2017. Henry Kerner has received Senate confirmation to be the U.S. Special Counsel at the Office of Special Counsel.
  9. ^ "Management Issues Raised for OPM, GSA Nominees". FEDweek. October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017. Meanwhile, the Senate has confirmed Henry Kerner to head the Office of Special Counsel.

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