Darrell M. Trent

Darrell Trent
Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness
Acting
In office
January 20, 1973 – July 1, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byGeorge Lincoln
Succeeded byJames Hafer (1975)
Personal details
Born1938 (age 87–88)
PartyRepublican
EducationStanford University (BA)
Columbia University (MS)

Darrell M. Trent (born 1938) was United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation from 1981 to 1983. Prior to this appointment, he served as deputy campaign manager of the Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign and as associate director of the Hoover Institution.[1][2] After leaving office as deputy transportation secretary, he served as CEO of Rollins Environmental Services and, in 1987, was appointed to the board of directors of Amtrak.[3]

Trent graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts and received a Master of Science from Columbia University.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Liburd, Sondra (21 May 1981). "Academy commencement, for some, a father-son act". The Day.
  2. ↑ "Few Reagan Nominees Meet Serious Trouble". CQ Almanac. 1981. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Nomination of Two Members of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Retrieved 3 March 2026.