John Phelan
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by John Phelan, who was picked to be: Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John and Amy Phelan Family Foundation | President, 12/2012 - Present | 1 | |
| Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation | Member, Board of Directors, 6/2008 - 12/2024 | 2 | |
| Spirit of America | Member, Board of Directors, 5/2018 - 12/2024 | 3 | |
| Third Option Foundation | Member, Co- Founder, Chairman, Board of Directors, 6/2016 - 12/2024 | 4 | |
| Harvard Business School | Member, Board of Dean's Advisors, Major Gift Chair for Class of 1990, 6/2011 - Present | 5 | |
| Southern Methodist University | Member, Dedman College Executive Board, 10/2015 - Present | 6 | |
| London School of Economics | Member, Advisory Board, Phelan US Centre, 6/2021 - Present | 7 | |
| London School of Economics | Member, North American Advisory Board, 6/2007 - 12/2024 | 8 | |
| Aspen Art Museum | Chairman; Member of Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Investment Committee; Foundation Board of Directors Committee, 10/2006 - 12/2024 | 9 | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | Member, Executive Council Board of Trustees, Investment Committee, and Nominating Committee, 6/2005 - 12/2024 | 10 | |
| Citi Private Bank | Member, North American Client Advisory Board, 6/2018 - Present | 11 | |
| Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida | Member, Board of Directors, 10/2024 - 12/2024 | 12 | |
| Rugger Management LLC | Managing Member, 4/2022 - Present | 13 | |
| Rugger Investments LLC | Managing Member, 5/2022 - Present | 14 | |
| Rugger Capital LLC | Managing Member, 5/2022 - Present | 15 | |
| Rugger Holdings LLC | Managing Member, 4/2022 - Present | 16 | |
| Rugger Credit LLC | Managing Member, 4/2022 - Present | 17 | |
| Rugger Special Opportunities LLC | Managing Member, 4/2022 - Present | 18 | |
| Rugger Real Estate LLC | Managing Member, 4/2022 - Present | 19 | |
| Rugger Art Investments LLC | Managing Member, 4/2022 - Present | 20 | |
| Rugger Venture Capital LLC | Managing Member, 10/2022 - Present | 21 | |
| Rugger La La Land Holdings LLC | Managing Member, 5/2023 - Present | 22 | |
| Blue Marlin Holdings LLC | Managing Member, 10/2003 - Present | 23 | |
| 1902-1906 South Ocean Boulevard, LLC | Managing Member, 2/2012 - Present | 24 | |
| Fishing Maestro, LLC | Managing Member, 3/2012 - Present | LLC holds a personal boat. | 25 |
| Hunting Maestro, LLC | Managing Member, 9/2016 - Present | LLC holds a personal vacation home. | 26 |
| PFI Resources, LLC | Managing Member, 3/2017 - Present | 27 | |
| 284 North Star LLC | Managing Member, 9/2003 - Present | 28 | |
| Cap 2012 Holdings LLC | Investment Manager, 1/2013 - Present | 29 | |
| 26North Partners GP LLC | Member, Board Member, 10/2023 - Present | 30 | |
| AeCe ISA Ltd. | Member, Board Member, 10/2023 - Present | 31 | |
| AeBe ISA Ltd. | Member, Board Member, 10/2023 - Present | 32 | |
| JCP 2008 Trust | Trustee, 3/2008 - Present | 33 | |
| The Andrew Teller, Jr. Exempt Trust | Trustee, 4/2008 - Present | 34 | |
| The Andrew Teller, Jr. Nonexempt Trust | Trustee, 7/2012 - Present | 35 | |
| The Andrew Teller, Jr. Primary Trust | Trustee, 12/2010 - Present | 36 | |
| The Douglas P. Braff Exempt Trust | Trustee, 4/2008 - Present | 37 | |
| The Jane B. Paquet Exempt Trust | Trustee, 4/2008 - Present | 38 | |
| Southern Methodist University | Member, Endowment Investment Committee, 10/2015 - 12/2024 | 39 |
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. |
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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)
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Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
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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. |
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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. |
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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)
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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)
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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.
