Competence over performance
Choose leaders who understand their responsibilities, can manage difficult organizations, and are willing to challenge assumptions.
The Schunk Administration
The Administration
Leadership built on professional competence, public trust, and responsibility for the decisions made in the people's name.
David M. Schunk
The President
The President
David M. Schunk
Rooted in New England and shaped by a career in information technology and organizational operations, David Schunk has spent years working with the systems and people behind complex organizations.
That experience informs a straightforward governing philosophy: know the mission, listen to qualified advisers, recognize constraints, and demand that institutions deliver on their responsibilities.
The presidency requires judgment well beyond any single profession. It calls for disciplined decision-making, sound advice, respect for the Constitution, and a willingness to explain difficult choices.
Read the AgendaGoverning Philosophy
The standard of service
A serious administration is sustained by the quality of its people and the habits of its leadership.
Honesty about results
Report progress plainly. Distinguish completed work from proposals. Explain failures and describe how the government intends to correct them.
Executive Leadership
The Cabinet & Senior Staff
A framework for the leadership offices that would guide the work of the administration.
Office of the Vice President
Executive leadership · Selection pending
White House Chief of Staff
Presidential operations · Selection pending
Secretary of State
Foreign affairs and diplomacy · Selection pending
Secretary of the Treasury
Economic and fiscal affairs · Selection pending
Secretary of Defense
National defense · Selection pending
Attorney General
Justice and the rule of law · Selection pending
Secretary of Homeland Security
Domestic preparedness · Selection pending
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Budget and management · Selection pending