W. Stuart Burns
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by W. Stuart Burns, who was picked to be: Senior Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Crest | Manager and Partial Owner, 1/2010 - Present | Ownership and position is non-income gathering. LLC has trust account by filer is not a trustee or beneficiary. Filer notes that he is given information on where trust funds are invested, and while investments are not conflicting, filers will cease to receive such information moving forward. | 1 |
| Over the Hill House | Partial Owner, 1/2022 - Present | 2 |
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 | ||||
| Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Fidelity Advisor Balanced I (FBAUX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| JANUS HENDERSON BALANCED T (JABAX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.4 | ||
| SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.5 | ||
| T Rowe Cap Appr | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6 | ||
| AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc Advisor Class Shares (APGYX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 1.7 | |||
| cash | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | Transferred in January from Govt TSP to outside investment firm | 1.8 | |
| #2 IRA Roth (Jnt C) | 2 | ||||
| Money Market | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares (VTWO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| Intel Corp. (INTC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Dividends | 2.3 |
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)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mclean Presbyterian Church - Employer | salary | 1 | |||
| Vinson Hall (Retirement Home) | Leads choirs in retirement communities and performances | 2 | |||
| SP (TIAA Moved) | 3 | ||||
| Optimum Fixed Income Instl (OIFIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Optimum Large Cap Growth Instl (OILGX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.2 | ||
| Optimum Large Cap Value Instl (OILVX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.3 | ||
| OISGX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.4 | ||
| OISVX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.5 | ||
| QQQ | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.6 | ||
| JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.7 | ||
| PRWCX | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.8 | ||
| VERS, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) | None (or less than $201) | 4 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial Corporation Common Stock (TFC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Dividends | 1 | |
| Certificates of Deposit | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 2 | |
| US Gov Bond | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 3 | |
| Intel Corp. (INTC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Dividends | 4 | |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 5 | ||
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 6 | |
| INTC | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Townhome | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | Purchase around 2011 for parents to live in. Generates no income. | 8 | |
| Franklin Mutual Shares Fund Class Z Shares (MUTHX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Capital Gains Dividends Interest | 9 | |
| Garnet Crest (LLC) Checking | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | Joint account for maintenance costs of shared home | 10 |
| SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| Garnet Crest Trust - Non-Owner | Filer is not a trustee or a beneficiary of the trust. | 12 | |||
| Columbia Balanced Fund Institutional Class Shares (CBALX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | I am not an owner of these funds but am consulted on investments by Garnet Crest Trustees. | 12.1 | |
| Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund (DODBX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | I am not an owner of these funds but am consulted on investments by Garnet Crest Trustees. | 12.2 | |
| Janus Henderson Balanced Fund Class T Shares (JABAX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | I am not an owner of these funds but am consulted on investments by Garnet Crest Trustees. | 12.3 | |
| T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (PRWCX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | I am not an owner of these funds but am consulted on investments by Garnet Crest Trustees. | 12.4 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund Class I Shares (EISMX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
 | 1 | |
| Fidelity Advisor Balanced CL1 (FBAUX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
| 2 | |
| Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund Institutional Class Shares (HICGX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
| 3 | |
| JP Morgan Equity Focus ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
| 4 | |
| 1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund Class I Shares (LMRNX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
| 5 | |
| T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (PRWCX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
| 6 | |
| Proshares UltraShort QQQ (QID) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Purchase, 2025-02-05
| 7 | |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-03-14
| 8 |
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)
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.
