From his years working for George Soros to his role as a key economic advisor to Trump, Bessent has extensive if contradictory Wall Street experience.

President Donald Trump has nominated 6 people with Long Island ties to cabinet positions — some of whom have been swiftly ...

Scott Bessent, the nominee for Treasury secretary ... “If you want to buy a home in New York or Southampton, a really good house, it could cost $100 million to $150 million,” he said.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Department of Treasury secretary, will appear before the Senate on Thursday for his confirmation hearing. Bessent, who reportedly gave ...

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...

Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial ...

By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new administration’s ...

On January 31, 2025, the CFPB announced President Donal Trump had appointed Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the CFPB. In a brief ...

Bessent is a former protégé of George Soros, the billionaire investor and Democratic mega donor. After Trump won the election in November, Bessent won an unusually public – and messy ...

Scott Bessent ’84, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday in a 68-29 vote. A billionaire investor and former adjunct professor at Yale, Bessent ...