Michael Faulkender

Michael Faulkender (born 1974) is an American politician and academic who was the 16th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury for a few months in 2025. He was the Dean's Professor of Finance and former associate dean of master's programs and professor of finance at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He is known for his research businesses and tax practices.

In December 2024, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump nominated Faulkender as United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. On March 14, 2025, the committee voted to move his nomination forward to Senate vote, with a vote of 14-13. He was confirmed on March 26, 2025.

Before, he worked under Trump's first term as the assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy from 2019 to 2021.

On August 22, 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that Faulkender was set to resign after having some disagreements with Treasury Department officials.

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