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BIDEN WH STAFF SO FAR:
Venture capital executive ( @RonaldKlain).
Former pharmaceutical, insurance lobbyist (Steve Ricchetti).
Top Dem recipient of Big Oil $ ( @cedricrichmond).
Co-founder of firm that represents pharma & private equity ( @jomalleydillon).
Venture capital executive ( @RonaldKlain).Former pharmaceutical, insurance lobbyist (Steve Ricchetti).Top Dem recipient of Big Oil $ ( @cedricrichmond).Co-founder of firm that represents pharma & private equity ( @jomalleydillon).
MORE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PICKS:
Co-founder of firm that represents big defense & tech companies ( @ABlinken).
Ex-consultant for data-miner @PalantirTech (Avril Haines).
Senior VP (on leave) of firm that represented embattled Swiss-based mining giant Glencore ( @LindaT_G).
Co-founder of firm that represents big defense & tech companies ( @ABlinken).Ex-consultant for data-miner @PalantirTech (Avril Haines).Senior VP (on leave) of firm that represented embattled Swiss-based mining giant Glencore ( @LindaT_G).
BIDEN ECONOMIC TEAM PICKS:
Managing director for massive NY financial firm ( @briancdeese).
ex-senior advisor for massive NY financial firm ( @wallyadeyemo).
CEO of DC think tank that has raised millions from Wall St, big banks, big tech & defense contractors ( @neeratanden).
Managing director for massive NY financial firm ( @briancdeese).ex-senior advisor for massive NY financial firm ( @wallyadeyemo).CEO of DC think tank that has raised millions from Wall St, big banks, big tech & defense contractors ( @neeratanden).
BIDEN's reported pick for Defense Secretary, retired Army General LLOYD J. AUSTIN III, is a member of a private equity fund that invests in defense contractors, & boasts its members’ “access, network & expertise” are an advantage in government contracting. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7333143-A-Private-Equity-Fund-With-Ties-to-Biden-s-Team.html
NEW BIDEN TRANSITION TEAM ADDITIONS
(all added quietly/without announcement after the initial team was unveiled):
@GoldmanSachs VP (Monica Maher)
@GoldmanSachs employee (Eric Goldstein)
@BCG consultant (Mat Hernandez)
@McKinsey alum (Josh Zoffer) https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2020/12/14/goldman-sachs-vets-quietly-added-to-biden-transition-491143
(all added quietly/without announcement after the initial team was unveiled):
@GoldmanSachs VP (Monica Maher) @GoldmanSachs employee (Eric Goldstein) @BCG consultant (Mat Hernandez) @McKinsey alum (Josh Zoffer) https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2020/12/14/goldman-sachs-vets-quietly-added-to-biden-transition-491143
BIDEN WH APPOINTEES' BIG TECH TIES:
ex- @Facebook Associate General Counsel (Jessica Hertz)
ex- @Facebook board member ( @JeffZients)
consultant who represented @Uber in effort to exempt its drivers from being classified as full-time employees in California ( @jakejsullivan)
ex- @Facebook Associate General Counsel (Jessica Hertz)ex- @Facebook board member ( @JeffZients)consultant who represented @Uber in effort to exempt its drivers from being classified as full-time employees in California ( @jakejsullivan)
NEW: TONY BLINKEN's personal financial disclosure statement shows that he has been paid to consult for:
McKinsey
Facebook
Uber
Microsoft
LinkedIn
Boeing
Blackstone
Lazard
Royal Bank of Canada
SoftBank
AT&T
FedEx
Gilead
Sotheby's https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20439135-tony-blinkens-financial-disclosure-statement-reveals-a-range-of-consulting-clients
McKinseyFacebookUberMicrosoftLinkedInBoeingBlackstoneLazardRoyal Bank of CanadaSoftBankAT&TFedExGileadSotheby's https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20439135-tony-blinkens-financial-disclosure-statement-reveals-a-range-of-consulting-clients
BLINKEN's consulting was through WESTEXEC ADVISORS, which he co-founded.
@WEAdvisors paid him $1.2M, with another $250k-$500k coming.
His stake is worth $500k-$1M.
He also has a stake in a linked venture-capital fund (WestExec Ventures) worth $1M-$5M. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-pick-for-secretary-of-state-took-up-consulting-venture-capital-during-trump-administration-disclosures-show-11609458326
@WEAdvisors paid him $1.2M, with another $250k-$500k coming.
His stake is worth $500k-$1M.
He also has a stake in a linked venture-capital fund (WestExec Ventures) worth $1M-$5M. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-pick-for-secretary-of-state-took-up-consulting-venture-capital-during-trump-administration-disclosures-show-11609458326
NEW REPORTED BIDEN NATSEC/DIPLO PICKS:
VP at private equity firm Warburg Pincus ( @jonfiner)
counselor at @ASG, which has advised international firms, such as embattled Swiss mining giant @Glencore ( @wendyrsherman)
Both are ex-top State Dept officials. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/05/biden-national-security-roles-455062
VP at private equity firm Warburg Pincus ( @jonfiner)counselor at @ASG, which has advised international firms, such as embattled Swiss mining giant @Glencore ( @wendyrsherman)Both are ex-top State Dept officials. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/05/biden-national-security-roles-455062
NEWLY NAMED BIDEN WH ADVISER ANITA DUNN is a partner in a firm that in recent years has worked for:
airline advocacy group
@ATT
@DominionEnergy
Carlos Ghosn (fugitive @Nissan executive)
@MikeBloomberg super PAC
NSO Group (Israeli spyware firm) https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=55E9C7ED-A93B-4EAE-89BD-EEDE67B2C6DC&filingTypeID=71
airline advocacy group @ATT @DominionEnergy Carlos Ghosn (fugitive @Nissan executive) @MikeBloomberg super PACNSO Group (Israeli spyware firm) https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=55E9C7ED-A93B-4EAE-89BD-EEDE67B2C6DC&filingTypeID=71
Some of ANITA DUNN’s private sector work does not exactly align with progressive sensibilities: https://twitter.com/maxmoranhi/status/1350086292378447873?s=21 https://twitter.com/MaxMoranHi/status/1350086292378447873
NEW FILING: BIDEN's pick for top economist, CECILIA ROUSE, was paid $340k in directors fees by the investment management firm @TRowePrice, which saw its profits rise 43.7% in the 4th quarter & its assets grow to $1.5 trillion. https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20465990-cecilia-rouses-personal-financial-disclosure-statement
NEW: BIDEN's @SBAgov pick, ISABEL GUZMAN, worked at the agency, then co-founded a consulting firm that advises businesses on how to win contracts shaped by the agency.
She says she will seek waivers to participate in decisions impacting the firm's clients https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20467266-isabel-guzmans-ethics-agreement-jan-27-2021
She says she will seek waivers to participate in decisions impacting the firm's clients https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20467266-isabel-guzmans-ethics-agreement-jan-27-2021
NEW: BIDEN's Surgeon General pick @VIVEK_MURTHY was paid to offer Covid operations advice to @CarnivalCruise ($400) & @Airbnb ($410k).
& he was paid for speeches by:
@Cigna: $30k
@Optum: $33k
@omadahealth: $30k
@SpectrumHealth: $38k
@UBS: $45k https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20474913-vivek-murthys-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-15-2021
& he was paid for speeches by:
@Cigna: $30k @Optum: $33k @omadahealth: $30k @SpectrumHealth: $38k @UBS: $45k https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20474913-vivek-murthys-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-15-2021
NEW: BIDEN @CIA pick BILL BURNS was paid by:
Macro Advisory; $150k: Burns didn't detail his work, but Macro helps cos. work in China & the Middle East.
Makena Capital; $200k: "multigenerational capital" manager.
@IntlPaperCo; $112k.
@Allianz; $17k.
https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20475385-william-burnss-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-13-2021
Macro Advisory; $150k: Burns didn't detail his work, but Macro helps cos. work in China & the Middle East.Makena Capital; $200k: "multigenerational capital" manager. @IntlPaperCo; $112k. @Allianz; $17k.https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20475385-william-burnss-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-13-2021
SPEAKING FEES: The entities that paid honoraria to SAMANTHA POWER ( @JoeBiden's @USAID nominee) include:
@UBS: $56k
@Salesforce: $40k
@StanChart: $37k
@KPMG_Ireland: $24k
@globalriskfs: $12k https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20475412-samantha-powers-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-16-2021
@UBS: $56k @Salesforce: $40k @StanChart: $37k @KPMG_Ireland: $24k @globalriskfs: $12k https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20475412-samantha-powers-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-16-2021
NEW DISCLOSURE: Deputy Secretary of State nominee @WendyRSherman was paid $119k by ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP, where her clients included:
@illumina
@merckgroup
@Microsoft
Purolite
@westerndigital
She was also paid $97k as an @MSNBC contributor. https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20477679-wendy-shermans-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-19-2021
@illumina @merckgroup @MicrosoftPurolite @westerndigitalShe was also paid $97k as an @MSNBC contributor. https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20477679-wendy-shermans-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-19-2021
NEW DIVESTITURE FILING: @SecDef LLOYD J. AUSTIN III sold 9,798 shares of RAYTHEON stock at some point between Jan. 22 (when he was confirmed) & Feb. 11.
The sale price for those shares (if they were all sold at once) could have ranged from $635k - $725k. https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20484999/lloyd-austins-certificate-of-divestiture-feb-11-2021.pdf
The sale price for those shares (if they were all sold at once) could have ranged from $635k - $725k. https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20484999/lloyd-austins-certificate-of-divestiture-feb-11-2021.pdf
BIDEN's reported pick for @CMSGov, CHIQUITA BROOKS-LaSURE, is managing director of @ManattHealth, which advises a range of healthcare companies with interests before the federal gov't.
She will likely need ethics waivers to work on many issues before CMS. https://www.manatt.com/government-and-regulatory
She will likely need ethics waivers to work on many issues before CMS. https://www.manatt.com/government-and-regulatory
BIDEN's pick for a top @StateDept post, TORIA NULAND, consulted for:
@AWS (federal gov't vendor)
ERG Int'l (UK infrastructure co)
@Lyft
@Merck (working with int'l gov'ts re: vaccines)
@Pfizer
@Tilray (Canadian cannabis company)
TPI Composites https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20489990-victoria-nulands-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-17-2021
@AWS (federal gov't vendor)ERG Int'l (UK infrastructure co) @Lyft @Merck (working with int'l gov'ts re: vaccines) @Pfizer @Tilray (Canadian cannabis company)TPI Composites https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20489990-victoria-nulands-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-17-2021
Deputy A.G. nominee @LisaMONACO represented or advised:
@AccentureFed
@Apple
@Boeing
@Cognosante
@ExxonMobil
@Humana
@Kia
@Lyft
@Softbank
@WEAdvisors
She will need ethics waivers to deal with issues affecting the above for 1 year. https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20493763-lisa-monacos-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-25-2021
@AccentureFed @Apple @Boeing @Cognosante @ExxonMobil @Humana @Kia @Lyft @Softbank @WEAdvisorsShe will need ethics waivers to deal with issues affecting the above for 1 year. https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20493763-lisa-monacos-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-25-2021
DON GRAVES was @USTreasury lead on BIDEN's transition & is nominated to be Deputy Commerce Secretary.
He was paid $740k (2019-9/2020) as an EVP at @KeyBank.
He still owns stock, which he says he will unload "not later than 120 days after confirmation." https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20493783-donet-d-graves-jrs-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-feb-3-2021
He was paid $740k (2019-9/2020) as an EVP at @KeyBank.
He still owns stock, which he says he will unload "not later than 120 days after confirmation." https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20493783-donet-d-graves-jrs-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-feb-3-2021
NEW: Biden's pick to head @CMSGov, CHIQUITA BROOKS-LaSURE, advised these insurance & pharma companies on government policies & other issues:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Blue Shield of Calif.
Centene
Genentech
Gilead
Novo Nordisk A/S
Pfizer
Vertex https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20507934-chiquita-brooks-lasures-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-29-2021
Bristol-Myers SquibbBlue Shield of Calif.Centene GenentechGileadNovo Nordisk A/SPfizerVertex https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20507934-chiquita-brooks-lasures-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-jan-29-2021
BIDEN's deputy national climate advisor ALI ZAIDI had quite a client roster at @Kirkland_Ellis:
Mission Coal
Murray Energy
Callon Petroleum
Bain Capital
Barclays Capital
Blackstone Group
Goldman Sachs
Carlyle Group
Elliott Management https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20699187-ali-zaidis-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-feb-19-2021
Mission CoalMurray EnergyCallon PetroleumBain CapitalBarclays CapitalBlackstone GroupGoldman SachsCarlyle GroupElliott Management https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20699187-ali-zaidis-personal-financial-disclosure-statement-feb-19-2021
