Leslie Beyer
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Leslie Beyer, who was picked to be: Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Workforce & Technology Council | Chief Executive Officer, 7/2014 - 7/2023 | 1 | |
| Patterson-UTI Energy | Independent Director, 9/2023 - Present | 2 | |
| Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | Independent Director, 12/2024 - Present | 3 | |
| Veriten LLC | Senior Advisor, 7/2022 - Present | 4 | |
| Shockley, LLC | Managing Member, 1/2023 - Present | 5 | |
| Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. | Independent Director, 6/2020 - 4/2023 | 6 | |
| NexTier Oilfield Solutions | Independent Director, 2/2023 - 9/2023 | In September 2023, NexTier Oilfield Solutions and Patterson-UTI Energy completed a definitive merger agreement and agreed to operate under the name Patterson-UTI Energy. My Independent Director Position remained the same but from then on was under the Patterson-UTI Energy, which is reflected in part 2, line 2. | 7 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veriten LLC (energy market analysis) | $62,500 | Salary | 1 | ||
| Patterson-UTI Energy | $91,435 | Director Fees | 2 | ||
| Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | $135K | Director Fees | 3 | ||
| Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Shockley, LLC (Energy Consulting Services) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $100K | Salary | 5 | |
| Sep IRA | 6 | ||||
| Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.1 | ||
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6.2 | ||
| Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETF (RWK) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.3 | ||
| Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF (RWJ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.4 | ||
| iShares Global 100 ETF (IOO) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6.5 | ||
| iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF (IMCG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.6 | ||
| iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6.7 | ||
| Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6.8 | ||
| SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (SPYV) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.9 | ||
| All Spring Special Mid Cap Value Fund Institutional Class Shares (WFMIX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.10 | ||
| Congress Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class Shares (CSMCX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.11 | ||
| JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund Class I Shares (HLGEX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.12 | ||
| Oakmark Fund Institutional Class Shares (OANMX) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6.13 | ||
| Parnassus Core Equity Fund Investor Shares (PRBLX) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6.14 | ||
| Reinhart Genesis PMV Fund Advisor Class Shares (RPMFX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.15 | ||
| U.S. Brokerage (cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.16 | ||
| Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Patterson-UTI Energy, unvested restricted stock units | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 8 |
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson-UTI Energy | Pursuant to a plan approved by the Board, my unvested restricted stock units will vest on a pro rata basis through my date of resignation. At that time, the pro rata restricted stock units will vest as stock. Any unvested restricted stock units will be forfeited. (2023-02-01) | 1 | |
| Veriten LLC | As of the filing date of this report, I held 43,796 Series B Units in Veriten Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the parent holding company of Veriten LLC. The Series B units had no value unless Veriten Holdings LLC realized a profit, which it did not (thus, the units had no reportable value). I forfeited these units on April 7, 2025, subsequent to the filing date of this report. (2022-07-01) | 2 | |
| Shockley LLC | My consulting business will be inactive during my appointment and all outstanding client fees will be fixed before I enter government service. (2025-03-01) | 3 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
| Organization | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Workforce & Technology Council | Services as Chief Executive Officer | 1 | |
| Veriten LLC | Services as Senior Advisor | 2 | |
| Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. | Services as Independent Director | 3 | |
| Patterson-UTI Energy | Services as Independent Director | 4 | |
| Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | Services as Independent Director | 5 | |
| Shockley, LLC | Services as Managing Member | 6 | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Consulting services (Client of Shockley, LLC) | 7 | |
| NexTier Oilfield Solutions | Services as Independent Director | 8 |
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. bank # 1 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 1 | |
| Residential real estate, Chappell Hill, TX | $500K - $1M | $15,001 - $50,000 | Rent or Royalties | 2 | |
| North American, universal life | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 3 | |
| U.S. bank # 2 (cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| U.S. bank # 3 (cash) | $500K - $1M | None (or less than $201) | 5 |
Liabilities
Officials are required to disclose their liabilities totaling more than $10,000, as well as any linked to their spouse or dependent children. These include mortgages, credit card debt and student loans. The interest rates and loan repayment terms are also required. (Form 278e, Part 8)
| Creditor | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First United Bank | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $250,001 - $500,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 3.875, term: Conventional 30 year | 1 | |
| First United Bank | type: Mortgage on Personal Residence, amount: $1,000,001 - $5,000,000, year-incurred: 2020, rate: 3.3, term: Conventional 30 Year | This home was sold in March 2025 and the loan is closed. No amounts outstanding. | 2 |
| Houston Federal Credit Union | type: Exercised Line of Credit, amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2024, rate: 8%, term: 10 year | This HELOC was paid and closed in March 2025. No outstanding loan. | 3 |
| International Bank of Commerce | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $15,001 - $50,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 6.24%, term: 15 year | 4 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
