Matthew Buzzelli
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Matthew Buzzelli, who was picked to be: Chief of Staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health & Human Services in January, 2025. 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)
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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardon-Shaffer, LLC | Consulting, business development services in the field of aviation | 1 | |
| Trove-AI, LLC | Consulting services in the Artificial Intelligence Space | 2 | |
| The Tekoa Group, LLC | Provide consulting and legal services | 3 | |
| David Dempsey | Client of the Tekoa Group, LLC | 4 | |
| Sawyer Stock | Client of the Tekoa Group, LLC | 5 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc (IT service management company) | salary | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designated Beneficiary Joint Brokerage Account | 1 | ||||
| Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (CLDI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Ultrack Systems, Inc. (MJLB) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 1.4 | ||
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 1.5 | ||
| Simplified Employee Plan (IRA) | None (or less than $201) | 2 | |||
| First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Selectis Health, Inc. (GBCS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| Cash & Money Market | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Roth Contributory IRA | 3 | ||||
| Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (CLDI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.2 | ||
| iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 3.3 | ||
| iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 3.4 | ||
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund (VWO) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 3.5 |
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.
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