Jayanta Bhattacharya
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Jayanta Bhattacharya, who was picked to be: Director, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Professor of Health Policy, 8/2001 - Present | 1 | |
| Sphere Institute | Senior Policy Analyst, 6/2011 - 11/2024 | 2 | |
| National Bureau of Economics Research | Research Associate, 9/2001 - 12/2024 | 3 | |
| Collateral Global Charity | Member, Board of Directors, 4/2021 - 12/2024 | 4 | |
| Biosafety Now | Member, Board of Directors, 4/2024 - 12/2024 | 5 | |
| family trust | Trustee, 12/2021 - Present | 6 | |
| X (formerly Twitter) | Creator, 3/2023 - 1/2025 | With my premium Twitter/X account, I participated in X's Creator Revenue Sharing Program. This program allows creators to share in revenue based on engagement from other Premium users with content they post to X. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphere Institute (Health policy think tank that supports federal and state health agencies.) | $1,401 | Salary | 1 | ||
| Stanford University | $458K | Salary | 2 | ||
| Rollover IRA | 3 | ||||
| Fidelity Blue Chip Mutual Fund | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Sep IRA | 4 | ||||
| Fidelity Large Cap Value ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| TRADITIONAL IRA | 5 | ||||
| Vanguard 500 Index ADMIRAL CL (VFIAX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 | ||
| Roth IRA | None (or less than $201) | 6 | |||
| Vanguard 500 Index ADMIRAL CL (VFIAX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.1 | ||
| Stanford University Retirement Plan | 7 | ||||
| Fidelity FDM IDX 2035 PRM | $1M - $5M | None (or less than $201) | 7.1 | ||
| VANGUARD INST INDEX PLUS | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 7.2 | ||
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund (VMFXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7.3 | ||
| Sphere Institute Retirement Plan | None (or less than $201) | 8 | |||
| Fidelity FDM IDX 2035 IPR | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 8.1 | ||
| RAND Corporation 401(a) Plan | 9 | ||||
| CREF Global Equities R2 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.1 | ||
| CREF Growth R2 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.2 | ||
| CREF Inflation-Linked Bond R2 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.3 | ||
| CREF Stock R2 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.4 | ||
| Global Liberty Institute - 07/03/2024 | $3,500 | Honoraria | 10 | ||
| Bradley Impact Fund - 10/28/2024 | $20,000 | Honoraria | 11 | ||
| Hillsdale College - 10/25/24 | $2,272 | Honoraria | 12 | ||
| Twitter / X creator revenue sharing | $11,995 | Creator revenue sharing for posted content on Twitter / X. | 13 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Upon confirmation as NIH Director, I will retire from Stanford. Stanford will not continue to make contributions to retirement plans after my retirement. (2025-02-01) | 1 | |
| Stanford University | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions upon my separation. (2001-08-01) | 2 | |
| Sphere Institute | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2011-06-01) | 3 | |
| RAND Corporation | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (1998-08-01) | 4 | |
| Stanford University Tuition Assistance Program for Child #2. | After I retire from Stanford, Stanford will pay for Child #2's tuition assistance program after my retirement. This is a standard benefit provided to all retired Stanford faculty with eligible children. (2025-02-01) | 5 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
Spouse’s Assets
Officials are required to disclose their spouse’s assets, including salary and retirement accounts worth more than $1,000. (Form 278e, Part 5)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Care Institute (Radiation Oncology Services) | salary | 1 | |||
| Fidelity -- Rollover IRA | 2 | ||||
| Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Fidelity Value | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| Fidelity Freedom 2020 | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| Fidelity Freedom 2030 | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Fidelity GNMA Fund | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.5 | ||
| Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.6 | ||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.7 | ||
| Fidelity -- SEP IRA | 3 | ||||
| Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Fidelity Freedom 2050 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.2 | ||
| Fidelity Freedom 2035 | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 3.3 | ||
| Clearbridge Select Fund CL A | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.4 | ||
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Discovery Portfolio Class A Shares (MACGX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.5 | ||
| Fidelity -- Self Employed 401k | 4 | ||||
| Conestoga Small Cap Investor Class | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| FIDELITY BALANCED | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 | ||
| Fidelity Select Biotechnology | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.3 | ||
| FIDELITY ENHANCED MID CAP ETF | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4.4 | ||
| Fidelity Overseass | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.5 | ||
| Fidelity Puritan | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 4.6 | ||
| Fidelity Total Market Index Fund | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.7 | ||
| FIDELITY SELECT BROKERAGE & INVS MGT (FSLBX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.8 | ||
| FIDELITY SELECT HEALTH CARE (FSPHX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.9 | ||
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.10 | ||
| IShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.11 | ||
| SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.12 | ||
| Fidelity -- Rollover IRA | 5 | ||||
| Fidelity Blue Chip Growth | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 | ||
| Fidelity -- SEP-IRA #2 | 6 | ||||
| Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Value ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.1 | ||
| Vanguard -- Roth IRA | 7 | ||||
| Vanguard Growth Index Admiral CL | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7.1 | ||
| Vanguard US Growth Investor CL | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7.2 | ||
| Vanguard -- Traditional IRA Brokerage Account | 8 | ||||
| Vanguard Equity Income Admiral CL | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 8.1 | ||
| Vanguard Growth Index Admiral CL | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 8.2 | ||
| Vanguard Cash Reserves Federal Money Market Admiral CL | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.3 | ||
| Massachusetts General Hospital 403(B) Retirement -- TIAA CREF | 9 | ||||
| CREF STOCK R3 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.1 | ||
| CREF Growth R3 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.2 | ||
| CREF Equity Index R3 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.3 | ||
| Roth IRA -- Vanguard (spouse) | 10 | ||||
| Vanguard 500 Index Admiral Cl | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10.1 | ||
| Vanguard Growth Index Admiral CL | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10.2 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacer Benchmark Industrial Real Estate SCTR ETF (INDS) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | 1 | ||
| Ebay Stock | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 2 | |
| Walmart Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 3 | |
| NVIDIA Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| PayPal Stock | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 6 | |
| Schwab US Treasury (SNSXX) | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Interest | 7 | |
| California 529 Plan (child #1) | 8 | ||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.1 | ||
| Vanguard Totl Stk Mkt Idx | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.2 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.3 | ||
| Vanguard Totl Int Stk Idx | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.4 | ||
| Vanguard Growth Index | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.5 | ||
| Vanguard Windsor Port | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.6 | ||
| Vanguard Aggress Growth | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.7 | ||
| Vanguard Value Index | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.8 | ||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.9 | ||
| California 529 Plan (child #2) | 9 | ||||
| Vanguard US Growth | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.1 | ||
| Vanguard Totl Int Stk Idx | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.2 | ||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.3 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 9.4 | ||
| Vanguard Windsor Port | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 9.5 | ||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.6 | ||
| California 529 Plan (child #3) | 10 | ||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10.1 | ||
| Vanguard Value Index | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 10.2 | ||
| Vanguard US Growth | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 10.3 | ||
| Vanguard Aggress Growth | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10.4 | ||
| Vanguard Totl Int Stk Idx | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10.5 | ||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10.6 | ||
| Health Savings Account -- Fidelity | 11 | ||||
| Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund Class K Shares (FBGKX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11.1 | ||
| FIDELITY MID CAP INDEX FUND (FSMDX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11.2 | ||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND (FXAIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11.3 | ||
| U.S. Brokerage Money Market Account (cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11.4 | ||
| Fidelity Joint Brokerage Account | 12 | ||||
| Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund (FNILX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12.1 | ||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND (FXAIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12.2 | ||
| Fidelity Government Money Market (SPAXX) | $50,001 - $100K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 12.3 | ||
| Vanguard Joint Brokerage Account | 13 | ||||
| Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIAX) | $100K - $250K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 13.1 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX) | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | 13.2 | ||
| Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund Investor Shares (VDEQX) | $250K - $500K | $15,001 - $50,000 | 13.3 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares (VFIAX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13.4 | ||
| Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Admiral (VTCLX) | $250K - $500K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 13.5 | ||
| Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Admiral CL (VTIAX) | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | 13.6 | ||
| Vanguard Tax-Managed Balanced Admiral CL (VTMFX) | $250K - $500K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 13.7 | ||
| Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Admiral CL (VTMSX) | $250K - $500K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 13.8 | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Class Shares (VTSAX) | $100K - $250K | $2,501 - $5,000 | 13.9 | ||
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund Investor Shares (VMFXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13.10 | ||
| family trust | 14 | ||||
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $500K - $1M | $5,001 - $15,000 | Interest | 14.1 | |
| U.S. Bank #2 (Cash) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | Interest | 14.2 | |
| Roth IRA for Minor #1 | 15 | ||||
| Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (SPAXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15.1 | ||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND (FXAIX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 15.2 |
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
| Description | Value | Transaction | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Select Biotechnology Portfolio (FBIOX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-05-14
 | 1 | |
| Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio (FSPHX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-05-14
| 2 | |
| Walmart, Inc. (WMT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-05-27
| 3 | |
| Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-05-27
| 4 | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-05-27
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Whole Mortgage | type: Mortgage on Personal Residence, amount: $250,001 - $500,000, year-incurred: 2001, rate: 2.25%, term: 30 years | 1 |
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.
