Russell Vought

Russell Vought serves as the 44th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, a position he was confirmed to by the United States Senate in February 2025. He previously held the same role during the first Trump administration from 2020 to 2021 and has also served as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Vought is best known as a key architect of Project 2025 and the founder of the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. He holds a BA from Wheaton College and a JD from the George Washington University Law School.