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 ...

Scott Bessent ’84 ... “Congratulations, Mr. Bessent, on your well-deserved nomination.” At Yale, Bessent, a member of Branford College, studied political science. His service earned him the John ...

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his ... A native of South Carolina, Bessent earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University in 1984 before beginning ...

Scott Bessent ... according to Trump's statement. Bessent gave journalism a go in college, but it did not work out like he hoped, according to a 2015 interview with Yale Alumni Magazine.

Scott Bessent is set to have a confirmation hearing as Donald Trump's pick Department of Treasury secretary on Thursday.