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Scott Bessent
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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alive
- born
- 1962
- died
- no date on record
- age
- 64
- known for
- businessperson
born 1962

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who scott bessent is
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a partner at Soros Fund Management (SFM) and founded Key Square Group, a global macro trading firm. He is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury, becoming the highest-ranking LGBTQ government official in American history.
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