Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump 's nominee to lead the Treasury, is set to make history as the nation's ...

If confirmed, Bessent, who is married to former New York City prosecutor John Freeman, would be the first openly gay Treasury Secretary in US history. Business leaders say they are relieved ...

Though Bessent was a longtime New York City resident, he currently calls Charleston, South Carolina home. He lives in a restored Greek Revival mansion with his husband John Freeman, a former New ...

Bessent and his husband, Freeman, reportedly share two children together. The family keeps their personal life away from the public eye.

Bessent, 62, now resides in his home state of South Carolina with his husband, John Freeman, a former New York City prosecutor. Bessent is currently the founder of the macro investment firm Key ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in Fed Chair Jerome Powell, breaking from ...

He and his husband, former New York City prosecutor John Freeman, have two children. "My life has been the only-in-America story that I am determined to preserve for future generations," Bessent said.

Does the Trump administration want a strong or weak dollar? That’s a question being thrust back into the spotlight as Bessent prepares to face Washington lawmakers today. The former hedge fund ...