Christopher P. Lu

Christopher P. Lu is Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL).  Lu has also served as the White House Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President and was President Obama's primary liaison to the federal departments and agencies.  Prior to his service in the White House, Lu was Legislative Director and then Acting Chief of Staff for the then-Senator Obama. After the 2008 Presidential election,
Lu was the Executive Director of the Presidential transition planning efforts.  Previously, Lu was Deputy Chief Counsel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for Rep. Henry Waxman and law clerk for Judge Robert E. Cowen on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He began his legal career as a litigation attorney at Sidley Austin in Washington, D.C.  He is also the co-editor of the book, Triumphs and Tragedies of the Modern Congress.