Hugh D. Fike
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Hugh D. Fike, who was picked to be: Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Management and Budget 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)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Partnership Institute | Director of Government Relations, 1/2023 - 1/2024 | 1 | |
| Conservative Partnership Institute | Senior Director, Conservative Partnership Academy, 1/2024 - 1/2025 | 2 | |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | contractor, 5/2024 - 11/2024 | 3 | |
| Compass Professional | contractor, 1/2024 - 6/2024 | 4 | |
| Compass Property Management | Treasurer, 12/2023 - 12/2024 | 5 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Partnership Institute | $242K | Salary/Bonus | 1 | ||
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | $26,000 | Consulting Fees | 2 | ||
| Compass Professional | $410 | Consulting Fees | 3 | ||
| Betterment | None (or less than $1,001) | 4 | |||
| SPDR PORTFOLIO S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VTI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 | ||
| SPDR PORTFOLIO S&P 600 SMALL CAP ETF (SPSM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.3 | ||
| SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF (SPMD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.4 | ||
| VanguardEmerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VWOB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.5 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VEA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.6 | ||
| iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.7 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 4.8 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BNDX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 4.9 | ||
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2050 R6 | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| iSharesJPMorgan USDEmerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 6 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Partnership Institute 401k | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions after my separation. (2023-01-01) | 1 | |
| Conservative Partnership Institute | Employment agreement with Conservative Partnership Institute. Starting work as a Senior Director in July 2025, after departure from OMB. (2025-06-01) | 2 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free State Advocacy LLC (Research and Writing) | 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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betterment Rollover | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-07-29
 | Rollover from Betterment to TSP | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED Financial Services | type: Student Loan, amount: $15,001 - $50,000, year-incurred: 2015, rate: 6.5, term: 2048 | 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.
