A former executive at Democratic megadonor George Soros’ hedge fund, Bessent is some Trump advisors’ favored choice for ...

A South Carolina native and 1984 graduate of Yale University, the 62-year-old Bessent is the founder of the hedge fund Key Square Management, which had less than $600 million in assets under ...

Scott Bessent, the founder of capital management firm Key Square, has been widely viewed as the frontrunner for the job. “My view fwiw is that Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @ ...

Trump has reportedly narrowed his list to Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, and Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. Both spent millions to reelect Trump, have played key ...

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s key advisers are backing Scott Bessent, who runs macro hedge fund Key Square Group, as ...

Dan Ladden-Hall Besides Bessent, founder of investment firm Key Square Capital Management, Trump is also considering Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade rep during his first term, and asset ...

To be sure, Bessent, the founder and CEO of Key Square Capital Management, also has offered some support for tariffs. He said in an Economist column last month that "broad-based tariffs" will be ...

Though he’s previously made a name for himself on Wall Street working for billionaire Democrat megadonor George Soros, Key Square Capital Management CEO and founder Scott Bessent is ready to ...

who runs macro hedge fund Key Square Group, as the best choice to serve as Treasury secretary, people familiar with the matter said. Trump has not yet made a decision or offered the job to any ...

11, 2001, terrorist attacks after 658 of its employees were killed. To be sure, Bessent, the founder and CEO of Key Square Capital Management, also has offered some support for tariffs.