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 named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury.

It was Scott Bessent’s job to lose—and he almost did.But after two weeks of uncertainty, Donald Trump selected Bessent, a longtime investor, as his next Treasury secretary. The pick capped a drawn-out,