Born in Conway, South Carolina, Bessent brings 35 years of experience in the investment management industry. His firm's business spans industries including agriculture, hospitality, publishing, and real estate, according to a ...
“He’s seen just about everything in terms of issues that could arise, probably more so than anyone who’s filled the job previously,”Stanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire investor who first hired Bessent toSoros Fund Managementin 1991, told theFinancial Times. “I think he’s a great cho...