27 (UPI) --The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday ... Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said. Related Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs ...
Bessent received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. After graduating, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Kynikos Associates. [5] In 1991, Bessent began working at Soros Fund Management (SFM), where he was the firm's head of ...
Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.