Andrea Lucas

Andrea Lucas has served on the EEOC since 2020, when she was nominated by President Trump during his first term and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Commissioner. Lucas was designated as Chair of the EEOC by President Trump on November 5, 2025, after serving as Acting Chair since January 2025. She recently was reconfirmed by the Senate for a term expiring in 2030. As part of her work educating employers, employees, and other stakeholders about the laws the EEOC enforces, Lucas writes and speaks frequently about hot topics in employment and civil rights laws, including DEI, women’s sex-based rights, religious liberty, and pregnancy discrimination and accommodation.