John Giordano
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by John Giordano, who was picked to be: U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, Department of State. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylon Capital, LLC | Founder & Managing Member, 8/2019 - Present | 1 | |
| Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Board Member, 10/2017 - Present | 2 | |
| Fund for the Water Works | Board Member, 9/2022 - Present | 3 | |
| Giordano Charitable Foundation | Donor Advisor, 6/2019 - Present | 4 | |
| Trump Vance 2025 Transition Team | Co-lead, DOJ Agency Review/Landing Team, 12/2024 - 1/2025 | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer & Greiner, P.C. (receivable for law firm stock) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $24,960 | Ordinary income (Partnership share represented by 100 shares of stock equaling $94,854) | Pursuant to the employment agreement, and as the firm is a Professional Corporation rather than a Partnership, upon my withdrawal from the firm on December 31, 2022, it initiated a buyback of my partnership share represented by 100 shares of stock. | 1 |
| Cylon Capital LLC | 2 | ||||
| Asteroid Property Management, Inc. | $1M - $5M | None (or less than $201) | Austin, Texas - Residential portfolio management company utilizing Saas-based platform to offer leasing, accounting, rent collection, and communication solutions for property owners. | 2.1 | |
| Rubicon Technologies, LLC Common Shares (Software company specializing in digital solutions for the waste and recycling industry) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Roth IRA | 4 | ||||
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| Bank Deposit Program (cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer & Greiner, P.C. | Pursuant to the employment agreement, and as the firm is a Professional Corporation rather than a Partnership, upon my withdrawal from the firm on December 31, 2022, it initiated a buyback of my partnership share represented by 100 shares of stock and began making $4,992 quarterly payments to me that will culminate in a final payment in 2027. (2016-07-01) | 1 | |
| Cylon Capital, LLC | This business will be inactive during my appointment. (2019-08-01) | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $1M - $5M | $100K - $1M | Interest | 1 | |
| U.S. Bank #2 (Cash) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Artwork held for investment | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Bitcoin (Coinbase account) | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Ethereum (Coinbase account) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| XRP (Coinbase account) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Shiba Inu (Coinbase account) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Dogecoin (Coinbase account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Avalanche (Coinbase account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| Polygon (Coinbase account) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| Cosmos (Coinbase account) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| Bitcoin (Kraken account) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| Solana (Kraken account) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| Avalanche (Kraken account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Gala Games (Kraken account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| Dogecoin (Kraken account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 16 | ||
| XDC (XDC Network Wallet) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 17 | ||
| BROKERAGE ACCOUNT | 18 | ||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc Common Shares | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.1 | ||
| Dune Suncare, Inc. | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | Marina del Rey, California - Sunscreen brand that offers a range of gel-based sunscreens and SPF skincare products. | 19 | |
| KAM 10T III SPV, LLC | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 20 | ||
| Deribit (Cryptocurrency options trading platform) | 20.1 | ||||
| Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Web3 company that develops and publishes original games and products using popular intellectual properties) | 20.2 | ||||
| QuikNode Inc. (Company offering dedicated node infrastructure for developers, companies and individuals to interact with and build on blockchains) | 20.3 | ||||
| LEDN Inc. (Lending and borrowing platform for digital assets) | 20.4 | ||||
| Circle Internet Financial, Inc. (Developer and issuer of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar on a 1:1 basis) | 20.5 | ||||
| Zenrock (Company offering decentralized multi-party computation to DeFi actors within the digital asset ecosystem) | 20.6 | ||||
| Futureverse Corporation Limited (Metaverse infrastructure company that sits at the intersection of blockchain and AI) | 20.7 | ||||
| Yuga Labs, Inc. (Blockchain technology company specializing in non-fungable tokens, digital collectibles, and metaverse development) | 20.8 | ||||
| Doodles, LLC (Web3 entertainment company focused on the creation and distribution of live and digital experiences, original content, and lifestyle products) | 20.9 | ||||
| Ledger SAS (Cold storage hardware provider) | 20.10 | ||||
| Blockworks Inc. (Crypto and DAE focused media and information company) | 20.11 | ||||
| CertiK (Blockchain security company, offering end-to-end security solutions for enterprise and consumer-facing companies) | 20.12 | ||||
| TRM Labs (Compliance, risk management, digital forensics and intelligence company) | 20.13 | ||||
| Infstones (Blockchain infrastructure provider) | 20.14 | ||||
| Candy Digital [Digital collectible (NFT) company that designs and develops officially- licensed products from brands such as Major League Baseball, DC, Netflix, and WWE] | 20.15 | ||||
| Babel Finance (Cryptocurrency financial services firm specializing in providing professional services and solutions for investors within the cryptocurrency sector) | 20.16 | ||||
| KAM Seekr | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 21 | ||
| Seekr Technologies, Inc. (Company specializing in AI solutions that evaluate, score, and generate reliable content at scale) | 21.1 | ||||
| Able Made PBC | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | New York, NY - Sustainable athletic apparel and accessories brand. | 22 | |
| La Petite Ventures, LLC | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | My involvement in La Petite Ventures, LLC (LPV) amounts to a $50,000 capital investment in LPV and a fully recoupable $50,000 loan to the company that is to be paid back to me within 120 days from the execution of entity change to a partnership. LPV will be converting to a partnership in June 2025 at which time I will own 50% of it. My involvement remains passive. The investments LPV has made to date in Traditions films will remain, however, the company will make no additional investments. | 23 | |
| Tradition Pictures, LLC | Traditions' assets are its various film projects. LPV has a 4% ownership interest in Traditions as a passive investor in the company. Its investment is in the company itself, not in Traditions' assets/film projects individually. | 23.1 |
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.
