Before accepting the appointment of chief-of-staff, D.J. Jordan served as a Senior Vice President at Pinkston, a strategy and communications consultancy based in Falls Church. Prior to Pinkston, D.J. worked in the United States Congress for ten years in several offices, including the Office of Senator James Lankford and the House Committee on Small Business. D.J. started his career in broadcast journalism, working for several national media outlets like CNN and Fox News. D.J. has a bachelor's degree in communications from Liberty University, and a master's degree in public management from the Johns Hopkins University. In 2017, D.J. completed a four-year term of service on the Virginia State Board of Social Services. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Virginia's Kids Belong, a nonprofit that helps foster children throughout the Commonwealth.