Forbes<\/a> valuation: $337.3 billion).<\/p>\nWarren Stephens: Trump’s choice for UK ambassador, a role that requires Senate confirmation, Stephens is a major Trump donor who heads the Arkansas-based investment bank Stephens Inc., which was founded by his uncle nearly a century ago and is known for its role in Walmart’s 1970 initial public offering (Forbes valuation: $3.4 billion).<\/p>\n
Linda McMahon: The former WWE CEO is Trump’s pick for Education secretary, pending Senate approval; she co-chaired his transition team alongside fellow billionaire Howard Lutnick and served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term before chairing the America First Policy Institute, a think tank that raised millions to elect Trump (Forbes valuation: $3.4 billion).<\/p>\n
Jared Isaacman: The latest billionaire tapped by Trump on Wednesday as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Isaacman is the founder and CEO of the Pennsylvania-based processing firm Shift4 Payments who founded the defense firm Draken International in 2011 and sold it to Blackstone in 2019 for a reported nine-figure sum (Forbes valuation: $3 billion).<\/p>\n
Howard Lutnick: Co-chair of Trump’s transition team, the Cantor Fitzgerald CEO is Trump’s pick for commerce secretary. (Forbes valuation: $1.5 billion).<\/p>\n
Vivek Ramaswamy: A biotech entrepreneur and one of the youngest billionaires in the country, Ramaswamy built his wealth through Roivant Sciences (Forbes valuation: $1 billion).<\/p>\n
Trump has selected several other wealthy (but not billionaire) individuals to serve in his administration. $340 billion. That’s the combined net worth of Trump’s cabinet nominees and appointees.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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