Brian E. Nelson

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Brian Nelson
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Nominee
Assuming office
TBA
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingSigal Mandelker (2019)
Personal details
Born
Brian Eddie Nelson
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Brian Eddie Nelson is an American attorney and government official who is the nominee to serve as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the Biden administration.

Education[]

Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and American literature from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.[1]

Career[]

After graduating from law school, Nelson clerked for judges William A. Fletcher and Louis H. Pollak. From 2006 to 2009, he was an associate at Sidley Austin. From April 2009 to May 2010, Nelson was special counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security. He later served as deputy chief of staff of the National Security Division.[2] From 2011 to 2015, Nelson served in the California Department of Justice, first as special assistant attorney general and then as general counsel. Since September 2017, Nelson has worked as chief legal advisor and corporate secretary for the 2028 Summer Olympics, scheduled to be hosted in Los Angeles.[3][4][5] On May 26, 2021, it was announced that Nelson would be appointed to serve as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the Biden administration.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Institute, The American Law. "Brian E. Nelson". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  2. ^ "Kris Announces Leadership Team at National Security Division". The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  3. ^ "A Conversation with Alumnus Brian Nelson, Vice President and General Counsel, Los Angeles 2024 Exploratory Committee". www.sidley.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  4. ^ "LA 2024 hires Brian Nelson as general counsel for Olympic bid effort". Orange County Register. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  5. ^ "Playing the Long Game". law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  6. ^ "President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations". The White House. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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