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Scott Bessent
Profile
Scott Bessent is an American businessman and government official serving as the 79th United States Secretary of the Treasury since 2025. A former hedge fund manager and founder of Key Square Group, he previously held senior roles at Soros Fund Management. Bessent is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury Department and the first openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration. His tenure has focused on economic policy, including tax reform, trade strategies regarding China, and the implementation of a sovereign wealth fund.
Details
- Born
- August 21, 1962 · 63 years old
- Birth place
- Conway, South Carolina
- Education
- Yale University
- Career
- Hedge fund manager, Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management, adjunct professor of economic history at Yale University
