Arjun Mody currently serves as the third Senate‑confirmed Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). In this role, he serves as the agency’s chief operating officer.
Before his appointment to SSA, Mody served as Sherpa program official for the Trump‑Vance Transition. He built and led Sherpa teams for Tier 1 nominees and developed strategy from announcement through confirmation. His work contributed to the fastest confirmation of a presidential cabinet in thirty years, with every nomination vote won.
Previously, Mody led the third‑ranking leadership office in the U.S. Senate as Staff Director of the Senate Republican Conference. There, he oversaw a staff of communications, creative, digital, policy, and media professionals and directed the Conference’s comprehensive messaging, public affairs, and member‑support operations.
Before returning to the Senate, Mody was a Principal at S‑3 Group, advising Fortune 100 companies on legislative strategy, regulatory engagement, mergers, crisis management, and public affairs campaigns.
Mody began his career as a Presidential Management Fellow at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he coordinated executive‑branch and interagency initiatives on presidential priorities, contributing to a national reduction in youth drug use. He subsequently served in the U.S. Senate working with Senators Elizabeth Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and John Barrasso.
Mody is a graduate of La Salle University (B.A.), Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D.), and American University Washington College of Law (LL.M. in Law and Government). He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.