president-elect donald trump wednesday say walter jay clayton attorney advise clients major wall street deal choice lead u.s. securities exchange commission list republican trump selections top job administration senate confirmation require post except national security adviser white house post tillerson 64 spend entire career exxon mobil corp xom.n rise chairman chief executive officer 2006. civil engineer train texan join world large energy company 1975 lead several operations unite state well yemen thailand russia exxon chief executive maintain close tie moscow oppose u.s. sanction russia incursion crimea mnuchin 54 successful private equity investor hedge fund manager hollywood financier spend 17 years goldman sachs group inc gs.n leave 2002. assemble investor group buy fail california mortgage lender 2009 rebranded onewest bank build southern california large bank house advocacy group criticize bank foreclosure practice accuse quick foreclose struggle homeowners mattis retire marine general know tough talk distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command oversee u.s. military operations middle east south asia mattis 66 know many u.s. force nickname mad dog rebuke 2005 say fun shoot people sessions 70 first u.s. senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner senator alabama former federal prosecutor long take tough stance illegal immigration oppose path citizenship undocumented immigrants zinke 55 first-term republican representative montana member house subcommittee natural resources vote legislation would weaken environmental safeguard public land take stances favor coal suffer obama administration league conservation voters rank lawmakers environmental record give zinke extremely low lifetime score percent ross 79 head private equity firm w.l ross co forbes peg net worth 2.9 billion staunch supporter trump ross help shape trump campaign view trade policy blame massive u.s. factory job losses north american free trade agreement nafta canada mexico go force 1994 2001 entry china world trade organization lighthizer serve deputy u.s. trade representative reagan administration 1980s since spend nearly three decades lawyer represent u.s. company anti-dumping anti-subsidy case currently law firm skadden arps slate meagher flom harsh critic china trade practice lighthizer 2010 tell congress u.s. policymakers take aggressive approach deal asian country puzder chief executive officer cke restaurants inc apolot.ul run carl jr. hardee fast-food chain vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder 66 argue high minimum wag would hurt workers force restaurants close praise benefit automation appointment likely antagonize organize labor u.s. representative price 62 orthopedic surgeon head house budget committee representative georgia since 2005 price criticize obamacare champion plan tax credit expand health save account lawsuit reform replace oppose abortion carson 65 retire neurosurgeon drop republican presidential nominate race march throw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circle carson reluctant take position incoming administration lack experience federal government first african-american pick cabinet spot trump chao 63 labor secretary president george w. bush eight years first asian-american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand plc ir.n news corp nwsa.o vulcan materials co vmc.n marry u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell republican kentucky perry 66 add list oil drill advocate skeptical climate change pick senior position trump cabinet selections worry environmentalists cheer oil gas industry eager expansion perry run unsuccessfully 2012 republican presidential nomination briefly run president 2016 would responsible u.s. energy policy oversee nation nuclear weapons program devos 58 billionaire republican donor former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children push state level vouchers families use send children private school expansion charter school final leadership role kelly 45-year military career head u.s. southern command responsible u.s. military activities relationships latin america caribbean 66-year-old retire marine general differ democratic president barack obama key issue warn vulnerabilities along unite state southern border mexico priebus recently re-elected serve republican national committee chairman give job join trump white house low-key washington operative could help forge tie congress advance trump agenda priebus 44 steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fracture amid choice environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent obama measure stem climate change oklahoma attorney general pruitt 48 enrage environmental activists fit president-elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation say stifle oil gas drill pruitt become top state prosecutor oklahoma extensive oil reserve 2011 challenge epa multiple time since u.s. representative mick mulvaney 49 south carolina republican fiscal conservative outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner resign 2015 amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus mulvaney first elect congress 2010. haley 44 republican governor south carolina since 2011 little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants lead successful push last year remove confederate battle flag ground south carolina state capitol kill nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman mcmahon 68 co-founder former chief executive professional wrestle franchise wwe base stamford connecticut run unsuccessfully republican u.s. senate seat connecticut 2010 2012 early supporter trump presidential campaign u.s. representative pompeo 53 third-term congressman kansas serve house representatives intelligence committee oversee cia national security agency cyber security retire army officer harvard law school graduate pompeo support u.s. government sweep collection americans communications data want scrap nuclear deal iran walter jay clayton new york-based attorney advise clients major wall street deal specialize public private mergers acquisitions capital-raising efforts past clients include alibaba group hold company baba.n oaktree capital group oak.n big bank retire lieutenant general flynn early trump supporter serve vice chairman transition team begin army career 1981 deploy afghanistan iraq flynn become head defense intelligence agency 2012 obama retire year early expect accord media report become fierce critic obama foreign policy tom bossert 41 work deputy homeland security adviser former republican president george w. bush serve assistant president homeland security counterterrorism currently run risk management consult firm cyber risk fellowship atlantic council think tank washington cohn 56 president chief operate officer investment bank goldman sachs group inc gs.n widely consider heir apparent lloyd blankfein ceo wall street firm trump hammer goldman blankfein presidential campaign release television ad call blankfein part global power structure rob america work class navarro 67 suggest stepped-up engagement taiwan include assistance submarine development program professor university california irvine advise trump campaign navarro argue washington stop refer one china policy stop short suggest recognize taipei need unnecessarily poke panda viola 60 graduate u.s. military academy west point graduate u.s. army veteran serve famed 101st airborne division found high-frequency trade firm virtu financial inc virt.o serve chairman new york mercantile exchange begin financial service career sept. 11 2001 al qaeda attack new york washington viola help find combat terrorism center west point owner florida panthers ice hockey team chief white house strategist senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news come aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble-rousing conservative media figure help shift breitbart forum alt-right loose confederation reject mainstream politics include neo-nazis white supremacists anti-semites hire signal trump dedication operate outside norms washington white house chief staff bannon 63 serve trump gatekeeper agenda-setter trump fill top job administration