Kenneth M Duberstein

Kenneth M. Duberstein died on Wednesday March 2 2022 in Washington. He was 77. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Duberstein Group, an independent strategic planning and consulting company in Washington, DC. Prior to forming his own company, he served as Chief of Staff to President Reagan. During the Reagan Administration, Mr. Duberstein also held the position of White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Previously, he was Vice President and Director of Business-Government Relations at the Committee for Economic Development. Mr. Duberstein also was Vice President of Timmons & Company Inc., a government relations firm. His earlier government service included serving as Deputy Under Secretary of Labor during the Ford Administration and as Director of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. General Services Administration. Mr. Duberstein holds an A.B. from Franklin and Marshall College and an M.A. from American University. Ken Duberstein serves as Chairman and CEO of The Duberstein Group. Mr. Duberstein served as U.S. President Ronald Reagan's White House Chief of Staff from 1988 to 1989. In addition to his wife, Mr. Duberstein is survived by four children, Jennifer, Jeffrey, Andrew and Samantha Duberstein; and three grandchildren. He was divorced from his first wife, Marjorie Duberstein, and from his second, Sydney Duberstein, who died earlier.