据媒体报道，当选总统唐纳德·特朗普将任命其过渡团队联合主席霍华德·卢特尼克担任下一任商务部长。卢特尼克是特朗普的关键顾问，其公司Cantor Fitzgerald管理着部分稳定币Tether的储备基金。卢特尼克将接替现任商务部长吉娜·雷蒙多，后者曾是罗德岛州州长和风险投资公司Point Judith Capital的创始人。据报道，特朗普政府认为商务部职位不如其他国家安全和经济职位重要，但该部门在执行拜登政府的芯片和科学法案方面发挥着重要作用。

🤔特朗普或任命霍华德·卢特尼克为下一任商务部长，此前卢特尼克曾是特朗普的关键顾问，并参与过渡团队工作。

💰卢特尼克的公司Cantor Fitzgerald管理着部分稳定币Tether的储备基金，这表明他对于加密货币领域有一定的关注。

🔄卢特尼克原本是财政部长职位的热门人选，但最终可能因其对该职位的热情让特朗普感到不适而转为商务部长。

💼现任商务部长吉娜·雷蒙多将卸任，她曾是罗德岛州州长和风险投资公司Point Judith Capital的创始人。

🇺🇸特朗普政府认为商务部职位不如其他国家安全和经济职位重要，但该部门在执行拜登政府的芯片和科学法案方面发挥着关键作用。

President-elect Donald Trump will turn to Howard Lutnick, who is co-chair of his transition team, to serve as the next Secretary of Commerce, according to press reports.Lutnick has emerged as a key advisor to Trump, who won the U.S. presidential election earlier this month. He has led the transition team along with Linda McMahon, the co-founder and former CEO of WWE, who was once considered a shoo-in for the Commerce post.Lutnick is a cryptocurrency enthusiast while his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, manages some of the stablecoin Tether’s reserve funds. Lutnick will succeed Gina Raimondo, who is the current Commerce secretary. Raimondo is the former governor of Rhode Island, and the founder of venture firm Point Judith Capital.News of Lutnick’s nomination to the Commerce position was first reported by Punchbowl News and then confirmed by the Wall Street Journal.Lutnick was recently considered a top contender to lead the Treasury department, but his enthusiasm for the job was reportedly rubbing Trump the wrong way. Scott Bessent, CEO and CIO of hedge fund manager Key Square Capital Management, is a frontrunner for the treasury position, while other candidates include former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, the CEO of Apollo Global Management.The Commerce position is considered a consolation prize for Lutnick not getting the treasury post. The incoming Trump administration views the post as less pressing than other top national security and economic roles, Semafor reported. Commerce is smaller than the Treasury and plays a leading role in administering the Biden administration’s CHIPs and Science Act, which allotted $52.7 billion for chip research, manufacturing, and workforce development.Trump is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States.Messages to Trump’s transition team and Cantor Fitzgerald were not immediately returned.How many degrees of separation are you from the globe's most powerful business leaders? Explore who made our brand-new list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Business. Plus, learn about the metrics we used to make it.