This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at independent agencies of the United States government.

Nominations and Appointments

Environmental Protection Agency

Lee Zeldin is the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin previously served as a U.S. Representative for New York from 2015 to 2023, and as a New York State Senator from 2011 to 2014. ¹

Securities and Exchange Commission

Paul S. Atkins is the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins served as SEC Commissioner from 2002 to 2008. Prior to returning to the agency, he founded and led Patomak Global Partners and held leadership roles in securities regulation, consulting, and corporate finance, including work on digital asset policy. ²

Central Intelligence Agency

John Ratcliffe is Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe previously served as the U.S. Director of National Intelligence and as a U.S. Representative for Texas’s 4th Congressional District. ³ 

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Kash Patel is the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Patel previously served in senior roles across the Department of Justice, the National Security Council, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Prior to leading the FBI, he worked as a federal public defender, DOJ prosecutor, and congressional intelligence aide. ⁴

1. “EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.” EPA. Accessed April 23, 2026. https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-administrator.
2. “Paul S. Atkins.” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accessed April 23, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/about/sec-commissioners/paul-s-atkins.
3. “Douglas A. Collins.” U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Accessed April 23, 2026. https://department.va.gov/staff-biographies/douglas-a-collins/.
4. “Director Kash Patel.” Federal Bureau of Investigation. Accessed April 23, 2026. https://www.fbi.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/director-patel.