Graham Steele (American attorney)

Graham Steele
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions
In office
December 3, 2021 – January 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBimal Patel
Personal details
Born
Graham Scott Steele
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Rochester (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Graham Scott Steele[1] is an American attorney, policy advisor, and government official. In July 2021, Steele was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions. He was confirmed by the Senate and served in the position until January 2024.[2]

Steele previously served as director of the Corporations and Society Initiative at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB).[3] Prior to this, Steele served in a variety of political roles, including as Democratic chief counsel on the Senate Banking Committee and as an aide to Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio.[4]

  1. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate". The White House. July 22, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Ellfeldt, Avery (February 12, 2024). "E&E News: Exit interview: Ex-Treasury official dishes on climate, insurance risk". POLITICO. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Restuccia, Kate Davidson and Andrew (July 19, 2021). "WSJ News Exclusive | Biden to Tap Former Hill Aide for Top Treasury Post Overseeing Financial Rules". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Biden Picks Ex-Brown Senate Aide for Bank Policy Job at Treasury". Bloomberg.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.