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-elect Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary, offering the hedge fund manager and major campaign fundraiser the preeminent economic post in his administration.

President-elect Donald Trump chose Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department late Friday evening. “I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,