Wally Adeyemo Deputy Secretary Treasury, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Biden, and Net Worth

Wally Adeyemo Bio | Wiki

Wally Adeyemo is a Nigerian-American economic and political advisor. He serves as President Joe Biden’s United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. Previously Adeyemo was the first president of the Obama Foundation.

During the Obama administration, he served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics from 2015 to 2016. He was also the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. Adeyemo was the President’s representative to the G7 and G20 and held several senior management positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

In the department, Adeyemo worked as senior adviser and deputy chief of staff. He was also the chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s provisions on macroeconomic policy.

Wally Adeyemo Age

Adeyemo was born in 1981, in Nigeria. He is 41 years old.

Wally Adeyemo Height

He is a man of average stature. Adeyemo stands at an average height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.8 m).

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Wally Adeyemo Parents | Family

Adeyemo was born to Yoruba parents in Ibadan, Nigeria, and raised in Southern California. His family moved from Nigeria to the United States when he was a teenager. His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse. He has two younger siblings. There is no information about his parents’ names.

Wally Adeyemo Wife | Married

He mentioned information about his wife/girlfriend or past relationships in the media. There is no information about Adeyemo’s children either, it seems Adeyemo keeps his personal life from the general public.

Wally Adeyemo Education

He attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California. Adeyemo later received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley. He also earned Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

Wally Adeyemo Obama Foundation

He joined the Obama Foundation in August 2019 as its first president and he still is. Adeyemo has previously worked as the senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration where he succeeds Caroline Atkinson.

The Barack Obama Foundation is a non-profit organization. The foundation focuses on inspiring people regardless of their race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Help people take action, and empower them to change their world for the better. It also connects them so they can achieve more together. The Barack Obama Foundation serves the community in the United States.

Wally Adeyemo Biden | Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

In November 2020, then-President-elect Joe Biden announced that Adeyemo would be nominated to serve as United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Biden administration. He is the first African American deputy secretary of the Treasury. On January 20, 2021, his nomination was submitted to the Senate for confirmation. A hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance was held on February 23, 2021.

On March 3, 2021, Adeyemo was reported out of committee by voice vote and on March 25, 2021, he became confirmed by the Senate, also by voice vote. On March 26, 2021, he was sworn into office by Secretary Janet Yellen

Other officials in the Biden administration include:

Cedric Richmond – Senior Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.

Michelle Lujan Grisham – Leader of Health and Human Services department

Tony Blinken – National Security Advisor

Mike Donilon – Senior Advisor

Janet Yellen – Secretary of Treasury

Andy Levin – Secretary of Labor

Lael Brainard – Secretary of the Treasury

Susan RiceSecretary of State

Lloyd AustinSecretary of Defense

Wally Adeyemo Blackrock

He came to the foundation after serving in a variety of positions in the Obama administration.  Adeyemo signed on as a senior adviser at BlackRock. BlackRock is the global investment firm and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was the Senior Advisor To Vice Chairman BlackRock Inc from May 2017 to December 2019.

Wally Adeyemo Net Worth

Adeyemo worked as the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. He has also served in other positions in the Department of Treasury. There is no doubt, therefore, that he has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Adeyemo estimated net worth is $5 million.

Is Wally Adeyemo Married

Adeyemo has not mentioned information about his wife/girlfriend or past relationships in the media. He keeps his personal life private.

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