| Scott Newton Schools | |
| Office: | Associate Deputy Attorney General |
| Term Start: | 2016 |
| Term End: | July 6, 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | David Margolis |
| Successor1: | Bradley Weinsheimer |
| Birth Date: | circa 1962 (age 55 in mid-2017) |
Scott Newton Schools is an American lawyer and the chief compliance officer of OpenAI.[1] Schools previously served as the chief ethics and compliance officer of Uber.[2] Before joining Uber, Schools was the highest-ranking career civil servant at the United States Department of Justice, serving as associate deputy attorney general. He has been characterized as “the most important unknown person in D.C.”[3]
It has been reported that Schools was a significant advisor to top political officials Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein, and made a significant recommendation to dismiss James Comey.[4] [5]
Earlier in his career, Schools had served as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.[6] [7]
In 2018, Schools was replaced by Bradley Weinsheimer, who now serves as DOJ's highest ranking career civil servant.