Derek Kan Re-elected to Serve as Vice Chair
WASHINGTON, DC — During today’s meeting of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, Amber F. McReynolds was unanimously re-elected by her fellow governors to serve as chair of the Board for a second term. The governors also unanimously re-elected Derek Kan to serve as vice chair for another term.
McReynolds has served on the Board of Governors since May 2021, following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve the remainder of a seven-year term that expires on Dec. 8, 2026. Previously, McReynolds was elected to serve as vice chairwoman of the Board on Nov. 14, 2023. Throughout 2025, she chaired the Board’s Election Mail Committee and served on the Operations Committee.
Kan has served on the Board of Governors since May 2022, following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve the remainder of a seven-year term that expires on Dec. 8, 2028. He currently serves on the Board’s Compensation and Governance Committee and the Operations Committee.
McReynolds is a leading expert on election administration and policy. Her professional career has focused on strengthening democratic institutions with a goal of improving the voting experience for all: first as an election official, serving as the director of elections for the City and County of Denver; then as a thought leader and founding chief executive officer for a national nonpartisan organization; and now as an elections consultant and advisor supporting election officials, government institutions, businesses and nonpartisan organizations across the United States.
As the former director of elections for the City and County of Denver, McReynolds led the implementation of a first-in-the-nation ballot tracking, reporting, and communication program to increase accountability and enhance security for mail ballots. Her efforts garnered national and international awards and helped shape Colorado’s system modernizations in 2013. In 2018, Governing magazine named her a Top Public Official of the Year for her work to improve the voting process. She was also recognized as a 2020 Top Women in Business in Colorado and in 2022 she received the University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award.
Kan currently serves as a Vice President at Shopify, after its acquisition of Deliverr, an e-commerce fulfillment company where he was chief business officer. Before this role, Kan held several high-level positions in the federal government, including deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Before his recent public service, Kan held various positions focused on emerging technologies, including general manager for Lyft. Earlier in his career, Kan was a policy advisor to the former Senate Majority Leader and was a Presidential Management Fellow at the White House Office of Management and Budget.