David A. Brodian
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by David A. Brodian, who was picked to be: Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce in April, 2025. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRA #1 | 1 | ||||
| Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio - FSPHX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Fidelity Select Retailing Portfolio - FSRPX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund - FXAIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| HSA #1 | 2 | ||||
| ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Raytheon Technologies Corporation Common Stock (RTX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.5 | ||
| SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.6 | ||
| Target Corp. (TGT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 |
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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US bank a/c #1 (cash) | $100K - $250K | $5,001 - $15,000 | Interest | 1 | |
| Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (SPAXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc. Common Stock (AMR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Apollo Global Management Inc. (New) Common Stock (APO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| Cencora (COR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Hamilton Lane, Inc. (HLNE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10 |
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.
