2000-2005 - Establishes and runs his own hedge fund, Bessent Capital. 2006-2010 - Adjunct professor at Yale University. 2007-2010 - Works at Protégé Partners, a New York-based investment firm.

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his ... A native of South Carolina, Bessent earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University in 1984 before beginning ...

After graduating from Yale, Bessent held positions at Brown Brothers Harriman, Olayan Group and Kynikos Associates. Timeline 1991-2000 - Managing partner of Soros Fund Management in London.