Scott Bessent's Biography
Contact Information
Office
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue North West Washington
Washington, 20220
Full Name:
Scott Bessent
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 2 Children
Birth Date:
08/21/1962
Home City:
Charleston, SC
BA, Political Science, Yale University
Secretary of the Treasury, United States Department of the Treasury, 2025-present
No caucus information on file.
Former Chief Executive Officer/Chief Investment Officer, Key Square Capital Management
Former Chief Investment Officer, Soros Fund Management
Former Economic History Adjunct Professor, Yale University
Managing Partner, Soros Fund Managements London office, 1991-2000
Member, Economic Club of New York and Council on Foreign Relations, present
Member, French Huguenot Church, present
Co Creator/Founder, McLeod Rehabilitation Center at the Shriners Childrens Hospital
Served, Rockefeller University Trustee