I don't know Brett super well so I can't speak to the rest of his background, but it's not correct that the Obama admin asked him to take over DDS.
DDS's founding head was Chris Lynch, who served in that role until the middle of the Trump administration, when he left government service and that's when Brett got the job.
DDS's founding head was Chris Lynch, who served in that role until the middle of the Trump administration, when he left government service and that's when Brett got the job.