Trump’s Transition – An Inside Look
Now that the election is over, Trump’s focus is on implementing his transition planning and the first 100 days agenda. Flywheel is assisting with the Trump transition, and is monitoring progress. The transition team has been formalizing its planning for several months, and we will continue to bring you updates on a weekly basis.
As an outsider, Trump’s Cabinet will likely consist of many business leaders while balancing the expertise of perhaps former and current governors, who bring CEO-like management, budget and policy proficiency. As Trump’s senior campaign advisor, Chris Christie leads the transition team and will look to balance men and women for top posts, with great emphasis on recruiting women we expect. A lean organization, like his campaign team, the transition team has its work cut out for itself and will need to ramp up quickly.
Ron Nicol, former Navy Officer and BCG advisor, leads Trump’s policy teams. The Economic team is led by William Walton, who runs a private equity firm, and David Malpass, who was a chief economist at Bear Sterns. National Security is led by former U.S. Rep Mike Rogers (R, MI). Defense is led by retired Army Lt. Gen. J. Keith Kellogg. Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell leads domestic issues. Former Attorney General under Reagan, Ed Meese, and Kay Coles James, who served in both Bush administrations, lead management and budget. Ado Machida, former domestic policy aide to Vice President Cheney, is managing executive action review, regulatory reform and immigration. Immigration also included Senator Jeff Sessions.
Here's what we're hearing:
Chief of Staff: Reince Priebus, RNC Chairman; Mike Leavitt, former Governor of Utah
Attorney General: Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL); Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas; Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey; Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City; Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida
Secretary of Defense: Sen. Jeff Sessions; Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor; former Sen. Jim Talent; retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn; Rep. Duncan Hunter
Secretary of State: Sen. Bob Corker, Chair of Senate Foreign Relations; Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House; John Bolton, former Ambassador to the United Nations; John Huntsman, former Governor of Utah
Health & Human Services: Ben Carson; Bobby Jindal, former Governor of Louisiana; Rick Scott, Governor of Florida; Newt Gingrich
Interior Secretary: Forrest Lucas, co-founder of Lucas Oil; capitalist Robert Grady, a former George H.W. Bush White House official; Donald Trump Jr.; Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska; Jan Brewer, former Governor of Arizona; Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma; Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources
Treasury Secretary: Steven Mnuchin, Goldman Sachs; Larry Kudlow, economist and former host of CNBC's The Kudlow Report
Secretary of Agriculture: Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas; Dave Heineman, former Governor of Nebraska; Sonny Perdue, former Governor of Georgia; Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas; Sid Miller, Texas Secretary of Agriculture; Charles Herbster, Agriculture businessman; Mike McCloskey, dairy executive; Bruce Rastetter, Iowa businessman; Kip Tom, Indiana farmer who ran for Congress
Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross, current economic advisor to Trump; Dan DiMicco, CEO of Nucor; Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas; Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas; Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey
Secretary of Labor: Victoria Lipnic, Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Secretary of Energy: Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources; capitalist Robert Grady
Secretary of Education: Ben Carson; Bill Evers, Hoover Institution and former advisor at the Dept. of Education under George W. Bush
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security: David Clarke, Sheriff of Milwaukee County; Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey
Secretary of Transportation: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; Pat McCrory, Governor of North Carolina
Administrator of Environmental Protection: Carol Comer, Indiana Environmental Department Commissioner; Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute; Joe Aiello, NJ Environmental Protection’s Division of Environmental Safety and Quality Assurance; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas
