James David Schultz[1] (born July 7, 1972)[2][3] is an American lawyer and corporate executive who was an Associate White House Counsel under Donald Trump, serving from January 20, 2017 to November 24, 2017.
[5][6][7] Schultz was born in Atlantic City and grew up in Galloway Township, New Jersey and graduated from Temple University in 1995 before completing his J.D.
[12] In September 2020, he left Cozen and O'Connor to lead the Local Government Advocacy Team for the Northeast Region in the Philadelphia and Washington, DC offices of the Holland & Knight law firm.
[13][9] Since leaving the White House, Schultz has become a regular commentator on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°.
[14] Schultz advised candidate David McCormick in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.