Daniel Driscoll
Secretary of the Army
Daniel Patrick Driscoll is a native of North Carolina. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. He served in the U.S. Army as an armor officer and earned a Ranger tab through the U.S. Army Ranger School.
After his military service, Driscoll interned for the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee during law school. He worked in investment banking in North Carolina and became Chief Operating Officer of a venture capital fund.
President Donald Trump nominated Driscoll to serve as the Secretary of the Army in December 2024. He was confirmed by the Senate and assumed the role in February 2025.
Driscoll is married to Cassie, and they have two children.
In the News…
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll recently announced the launch of the service’s Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI) program. The affordable interceptors are intended to supplement existing multimillion-dollar air defense systems and reduce the cost of engagement.
The Army secretary said his service is accelerating the timeline, seeking companies to develop solutions within six months and begin production within a year. The effort is the result of conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, in which the costly air defense missiles have been used to destroy relatively inexpensive drones.
Secretary Driscoll noted that while the capabilities of high-end air defense systems are “the Ferrari of a product,” the LCIs will provide the Army with a mass-producible, budget-friendly alternative for prolonged, high-rate attrition conflicts.
