By: Economic & Finance Report
Mr. Steven Mnuchin was confirmed and sworn in as the new US Treasury Secretary Monday evening, February 13, 2017. Secretary Mnuchin who takes the helm of the Treasury Dept from his predecessor Mr. Jack Lew, was a former executive at Goldman Sach’s (which seems to be a prerequisite in attaining the Treasury post; past Goldman Sach alum who have garnered at the helm of Treasury have been people such as Robert Rubin, and Henry Paulson).
Secretary Mnuchin was also a Hollywood financier in the past, helping to assist in financing big blockbuster movies; as well as taking conservatorship of IndyMac, turning the loan entity, which happened to go bankrupt into a profit, before selling it for billions. -SB