The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a set of senior appointments across policy, legislative affairs, public affairs, executive secretariat, legal, and cybersecurity functions, including naming Paras Malik as Counselor to the Secretary and the Department’s Chief AI Officer to lead Treasury’s strategic use of artificial intelligence. John Crews was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy, while Connor Dunn and John Poulson were named Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Legislative Affairs covering Banking and Finance and International Affairs, respectively. Public Affairs appointments include Spencer Hurwitz (covering Terrorism and Financial Intelligence) and David O’Brien (covering Domestic Finance). Ashtyn Landen was appointed Deputy Executive Secretary and Zach Mollengarden Deputy Executive Secretary covering International Affairs; Shane Shannon will serve as Counselor to the General Counsel; and Cory Wilson was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection.
U.S. Department of the Treasury 2025-06-27
U.S. Department of the Treasury announces senior appointments including a Chief AI Officer and OCCIP cybersecurity deputy assistant secretary
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced senior appointments, including Paras Malik as Counselor to the Secretary and Chief AI Officer. John Crews was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy, with Connor Dunn and John Poulson as Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Legislative Affairs. Other appointments include Spencer Hurwitz and David O’Brien in Public Affairs, Ashtyn Landen and Zach Mollengarden as Deputy Executive Secretaries, Shane Shannon as Counselor to the General Counsel, and Cory Wilson for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection.