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Derek Theurer

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The profile

Theurer joined Treasury in 2025, years after the 2020–2021 relief disbursements.

  • Pandemic-program role: None direct. 2025-era political appointee (Trump II); included for completeness of the Treasury org chart. Joined Treasury years after PPP/EIDL/CRF.
  • Institution · office: Treasury · Office of the Deputy Secretary (acting) / Office of Legislative Affairs · Type: political(acting)
  • Tenure (relief-relevant): Performing the duties of the Deputy Secretary from October 7, 2025 (Treasury release sb0273) until April 28, 2026, when Francis Brooke was named to the role (Treasury release sb0479). Joined Treasury in January 2025 as Counselor (sb0273); the Treasury officials roster as captured June 25, 2026 lists him as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs; the congress.gov nomination PN55-44 is cited, but we do not have a copy.

Identity and role

  • Level / appointment: Acting: "performing the duties of" the Deputy Secretary (PDO), not Senate-confirmed in that capacity. His underlying appointed role was political (Counselor / Office of Legislative Affairs).
  • Reports to: Secretary of the Treasury (Scott Bessent).
  • Core responsibility: As acting Deputy Secretary, day-to-day deputy duties across the department; in his own portfolio, Treasury's legislative affairs and tax-policy/legislation liaison (the Treasury biography describes his work on global tax negotiations).
  • Pay: Not documented.
  • Expectations / mandate: Carry out delegable Deputy Secretary functions during the vacancy; otherwise manage Treasury's relationships with Congress on tax, trade, and financial-services matters.
  • Tenure norm: Serves at the pleasure of the President/Secretary.

Biography / career arc

Per his Treasury biography :

  • B.S., Accounting, Utah State University.
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law.
  • LL.M. (Tax), New York University School of Law.
  • Tax attorney, Exxon Mobil Corporation (early career).
  • Senior Tax Counsel (2017), contributing to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
  • Vice President for Tax and Fiscal Policy, Business Roundtable.
  • U.S. House of Representatives (four years): Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means; later Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Speaker.

Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role

None documented. No first-party source connects him to administering or overseeing any pandemic-relief program.

Where they are now (2025–2026)

Succeeded in the acting Deputy Secretary role by Francis Brooke on April 28, 2026 (sb0479); the Treasury officials roster as captured June 25, 2026 lists him as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs. Bloomberg Tax reported his departure from Treasury in mid-2026 .

Sources held in this archive

Original source documents and archived captures

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