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Scott Bessent | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 79th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| Assumed office January 28, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | David Lebryk (acting) Dan Katz (acting) |
| Preceded by | Janet Yellen |
| Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | |
| Acting February 1, 2025 – February 7, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Rohit Chopra |
| Succeeded by | Russell Vought (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent August 21, 1962 Conway, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | John Freeman |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) |
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (/ˈbɛsənt/ BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American investor and hedge fund manager who has served since 2025 as the 79th United States Secretary of the Treasury.[1] He was a partner at Soros Fund Management and the founder of Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm.[2][3]
A major donor, fundraiser, and economic advisor for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign,[4] Bessent was nominated for treasury secretary by Trump in November 2024 and confirmed to the office by the United States Senate on January 27, 2025, by a vote of 68–29.[5][6]
Bessent is the second openly gay man to serve in the Cabinet of the United States (after Pete Buttigieg) and the fifth openly gay man to serve in a cabinet-level office (after Buttigieg, Demetrios Marantis, Richard Grenell, and Vince Micone).[7] As the United States secretary of the treasury is fifth in the United States presidential line of succession, he is the highest-ranking openly LGBT person in American history.[8]
- ^ "Scott Bessent sworn in as 79th Secretary of the Department of Treasury" (Press release). United States Department of the Treasury. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ Foley, Stephen (August 4, 2015). "Scott Bessent quits Soros group to launch hedge fund". Financial Times. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Foley, Stephen; Johnson, Miles; Childs, Mary (January 5, 2016). "Former George Soros executive raises $4.5bn for new fund". Financial Times. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Restuccia, Andrew; Schwartz, Brian; Timiraos, Nick; Leary, Alex (November 22, 2024). "Trump Picks Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary". USA Today. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary". CNN. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ Ring, Trudy (November 23, 2024). "Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary". The Advocate. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ Christopher Kane (November 24, 2024). "Trump nominates gay man for Treasury secretary". Washington Blade. Retrieved December 5, 2024.