NELSON Brian

NELSON
Brian

American attorney

Profession: Attorney

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Biography

Brian Eddie Nelson is an American attorney who served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the Biden administration.

Career

After graduating from law school, Nelson clerked for judges Louis H. Pollak of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and William A. Fletcher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 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. 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 and Paralympic Games, scheduled to be hosted in Los Angeles.

Nelson had been considered a potential nominee for a federal judgeship in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Joe Biden.

Biden administration

On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Nelson to serve as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. On June 22, 2021, the Senate's Banking Committee held hearings on Nelson's nomination. The committee deadlocked on his nomination on October 5, 2021, in a party-line vote. The entire Senate discharged his nomination from the committee on October 19, 2021, in a 50–49 vote. On December 2, 2021, Nelson was confirmed by the Senate in a 50–49 vote.

2024 Kamala Harris presidential campaign

In July 2024, Nelson left his position with Treasury and joined Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign as a senior adviser for policy.

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