Owen Morgan
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Owen Morgan, who was picked to be: Senior Counselor to the Secretary, Department of Transportation 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Motors LLC | Senior Manager of Government Relations - Local, State, and Federal Policies, 5/2022 - 1/2025 | 1 | |
| Virginia Fair Housing Board | Member, 11/2022 - 1/2025 | I served on an appointed, uncompensated board for the Commonweath of Virginia. I resigned as of January 29, 2025. | 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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Motors LLC | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. International Motors will make no further contributions after my separation. (2022-05-01) | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Motors | Senior Manager for Government Relations - Local, State, and Federal Policies | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young | salary | 1 | |||
| Seneca Resources | salary | 2 | |||
| Ernst and Young, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) | None (or less than $201) | 3 | |||
| Ernst and Young 401(k) | 4 | ||||
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund Investor Class Shares (VTTSX) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| Ernst and Young | bonus | 5 | |||
| Seneca Resources | bonus | 6 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US bank #1 (cash account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| US Bank #2 (cash account) | $250K - $500K | $5,001 - $15,000 | Interest | 2 | |
| US Bank #3 (cash account) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Fidelity Asset Manager 50% (FASMX) | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | 4 | ||
| Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| JOHNSON & Johnson (JNJ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| 3M Co. (MMM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| Unilever PLC Common Stock (UL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| First Bancorp Inc. (VA) Common Shares | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Series I Savings Bonds - US Treasury | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| family trust (irrevocable) | 16 | ||||
| Residential Real Estate/ Undeveloped Land, Wytheville, VA | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 16.1 | ||
| Undeveloped land, Wytheville, VA | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 16.2 | ||
| Cabin and undeveloped land, Tazewell County, VA | $100K - $250K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Rent or Royalties | 16.3 | |
| Undeveloped Land/Farm, Pulaski County, VA | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 16.4 |
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.
