The U.S. Department of the Treasury hired four senior counselors to serve under recently confirmed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
“I am pleased to have these highly capable and accomplished individuals join my Treasury leadership team,” Mnuchin said. “I look forward to having their valuable input and leadership as we move President Trump’s ambitious economic growth agenda forward on behalf of the American public.”
Dan Kowalski joins the Treasury after 19 years on Capitol Hill, most recently as the deputy staff director of the Senate Budget Committee. Kowalski also served as deputy national policy director and senior advisor for budget policy for Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. As counselor, he will focus on federal budgetary issues, matters involving the debt limit, and infrastructure finance.
With more than 15 years of experience on Capitol Hill and in public affairs, Shannon McGahn joins Treasury after most recently serving as staff director for the House Financial Services Committee under Chairman Jeb Hensarling. In 2015, McGahn was mentioned by National Journal as one of the “20 Most Powerful Women Staffers on Capitol Hill” and by Marie Claire as one of the “50 Most Influential Women in America.” As counselor, she will advise Mnuchin on matters relating to both legislative and public affairs.
Justin Muzinich joins the Treasury from his own international investment firm, Muzinich & Co. In addition to several leadership roles in policy and business, Muzinich also taught at Columbia Business School. As counselor, Muzinich will work closely with Mnuchin on major policy initiatives, both domestic and international, and will work with the Office of Tax Policy and the Office of Economic Policy on tax reform.
Craig Phillips joins the Treasury from the investment firm, BlackRock, where he served as managing director and sat on the Operating Committee. At BlackRock, Phillips led a practice which advised central banks, banking supervisors and multi-lateral organizations around the world, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As counselor, Phillips will work on issues relating to domestic finance, housing finance policy and regulatory reform.