Don Graves: podcast appearances and interviews

Donet Dominic Graves Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce from 2021 to 2025 in the Biden administration. During this period, he also briefly assumed the role of Acting United States Secretary of Commerce for approximately two hours on January 20, 2025, following the resignation of Gina Raimondo and prior to the appointment of Jeremy Pelter as Acting Secretary. Graves's tenure as Deputy Secretary involved responsibilities associated with the Department of Commerce under the broad framework of federal succession protocols established by Executive Order 13613 and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. in addition to his role at the Department of Commerce, Graves led the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative. He has experience serving in multiple capacities within the Obama administration, including acting as an advisor to then-Vice President Joe Biden.