Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Expected Choice for Treasury Secretary

Steven Terner Mnuchin, a financier with deep roots on Wall Street and in Hollywood but no government experience, is expected to be named President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Treasury secretary, apparently. Mnuchin, 53, was the national finance chairman for President-elect Trump’s campaign. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he became a partner, before creating his own hedge fund, moving to the West Coast and entering the first rank of movie financiers by bankrolling hits like the “X-Men” franchise and “Avatar.”

As Treasury secretary, Mnuchin would play an important role in shaping the administration’s economic policies, including a package of promised tax cuts, increased spending on infrastructure and changes in the terms of foreign trade. He could also help lead any effort to roll back President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran and opening to Cuba by reimposing sanctions on Tehran and Havana.