Lucy Trout was named acting secretary of the Board of Governors in April 2025.

Trout is responsible for carrying out the duties and functions of the Office of the Board of Governors, including compliance with all statutory requirements, and the day-to-day administration of the office.

Trout began her Postal Service career in 2016 as a staff attorney to the Judicial Officer Department. In 2019, she joined the Law Department where she served in Labor Law. In 2022, she was appointed deputy secretary of the Board of Governors and counselor, after a three-month detail in that position. Trout has also worked on matters specific to the Audit and Finance and Compensation and Governance Committees.

Before, Trout served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jason D. Woodard of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, and then to the Honorable Michael P. Mills of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Trout is a graduate of Rhodes College and the University of Mississippi School of Law. She is a graduate of the Individual Leadership Program and Executive Foundations.

Latest update: April 2025