A soldier assigned to the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, Connecticut Army National Guard, wears the Army Aviation Badge. President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected investment banker and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to serve as the next Army secretary. (Matthew Lucibello/U.S. Army)

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has selected investment banker and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to serve as the next Army secretary.

“As a former soldier, investor and political adviser, Dan brings a powerful combination of experiences to serve as a disruptor and change agent,” Trump said Wednesday on Truth Social.

Driscoll is a senior adviser for Vice President-elect JD Vance.

From Boone, N.C., Driscoll graduated in three years from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill so he could join the Army. His father served in the Army in Vietnam, and his grandfather in the Navy during World War II, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Driscoll served in the Army for 3½ years as a cavalry scout platoon leader, including a deployment to Iraq in 2009. He attended Yale Law School on the GI Bill, where he met Vance.

In 2020, he ran for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district but lost in a primary race to former Rep. Madison Cawthorn.

“Dan will be a fearless and relentless fighter for America’s soldiers and the America First agenda,” Trump said.

Christine Wormuth serves now as the Army secretary, a role she has held since May 2021. Wormuth is the first woman to serve in the position.

Driscoll is Trump’s second service secretary pick. Last week, Trump announced businessman and mega donor John Phelan as his election for Navy secretary. Unlike Driscoll, Phelan has never served in the military.

Phelan is a strong supporter of Trump’s reelection, donating $927,900 to the Trump 47 Committee since the start of 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission.