December 7, 2006
Sen.-elect Corker Announces David Armand DeKeyser as Chief of Staff
DeKeyser Comes to Corker’s Office with Over 30 Years of Broad-Gauged Leadership Experience
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator-elect Bob Corker (R-TN) today announced that David Armand DeKeyser will serve as his Chief of Staff. DeKeyser, who was Sen. Jeff Sessions’ (R-AL) Chief of Staff for eight years, comes to Corker’s office with over 30 years of leadership experience in local, state and federal government as well as the military and private sectors.
“Armand DeKeyser is a proven, experienced leader, and I’m delighted that he has agreed to head our Senate staff,” Corker said. “He will play an integral role in forming and managing our team, and making sure that every day we are committed to serving and representing the people of Tennessee.”
“Senator-elect Bob Corker is a focused, intelligent and committed leader who will represent all of Tennessee with great distinction,” DeKeyser said. “I am honored to be leading his team and looking forward to serving him and the citizens of Tennessee.”
Following six years of active duty as an Army Transportation Officer, DeKeyser worked in his family’s wholesale seafood business. He went on to work in the mayor’s office in his hometown, Mobile, Alabama. DeKeyser remained a Reserve Army Officer until 2000 and was Assistant Operations Officer for two ports in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. He served as Chief Administrative Officer for the Alabama Attorney General’s office in the late 1990s, and then as Sessions’ Chief of Staff from 1997-2005. He is currently executive director of government relations at Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP.
DeKeyser, 56, is a graduate of Auburn University. He and his wife Beverly, an educator, have two grown sons, Phillip and David.
