Gavin Kliger
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Gavin Kliger, who was picked to be: Senior Advisor to the Diector for Technology and Delivery, Office of Personnel Management 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)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks, Stock Options (value not readily ascertainable) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| Databricks, Vested Stock Units | $1M - $5M | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Databricks (Software for Data) | $251K | Salary/Bonus | 3 | ||
| IRA | 4 | ||||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VTI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 | ||
| Databricks 401k | 5 | ||||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND (FXAIX) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks | I have no ongoing option vesting. For the options I own, I will not exercise while in government service. It would cost 46,956 to exercise, and I would be able to exercise 639 shares for a total value of 59107 at a FMV of 92.50. I received these options as a one off when a set of RSUs was sold as part of a tender offer. (2021-10-01) | 1 | |
| Databricks | I am on an unpaid indefinite leave of absence from Databricks as a software engineer. During this leave of absence, my stock vesting is paused and I receive no benefits. (2025-01-01) | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks | Services as Senior Software Engineer | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) - Robinhood Brokerage | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| Solana (SOL) - Robinhood Brokerage | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) | $100K - $250K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 3 | |
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Apple, Inc. (AAPL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| Arm Holdings PLC (ARM) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Robinhood Markets Inc. Class A Common Stock (HOOD) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKB) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VTI) | $50,001 - $100K | 10 | |||
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) | None (or less than $201) | 11 | |||
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight Ordinary share (BABA) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (CBL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| checking account | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Robnhood Cash Account | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Interest | 15 |
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.
