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Derek T. Kan
Derek T. Kan has served as a member of the Board of Directors since June 2026. Mr. Kan most recently served as an executive at Shopify following the 2022 acquisition of his company, Deliverr, for $2.4 billion, holding Vice President roles across Global Customer Support, Business Operations, and Global Marketing, where he led enterprise-wide AI deployment across customer experience and operations. He currently serves as an Advisor to Shopify and as a Senior Advisor at Duration Capital. Serving in a variety of senior roles, Mr. Kan has been nominated by three Presidents and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on four separate occasions. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, where he managed the federal government's more than $4 trillion budget. As the United States Under Secretary of Transportation, the Department's third-highest-ranking official, Mr. Kan oversaw national transportation policy and regulatory frameworks for emerging technologies, including autonomous vehicles. He also served on Amtrak's Board of Directors, helping govern the largest capital investment plan in the organization's history.
Mr. Kan also serves on the boards of Toll Brothers, Globe Life Insurance Inc and Oklo Inc, and as Vice Chairman of the United States Postal Service Board of Governors. Derek holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he graduated as an Arjay Miller Scholar.