Robert Sweeney
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Robert Sweeney, who was picked to be: United States Director, Asian Development Bank, Department of the Treasury. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akbar Hossain Foundation | Director, 12/2023 - 9/2024 | 1 | |
| Accelex Resources LLC (currently inactive) | Manager, 8/2023 - Present | 2 | |
| RS Alternative Investments LLC | Manager, 7/2021 - Present | 3 | |
| RWS Trust #1 | Family Trustee, 9/2021 - Present | 4 | |
| RWS Trust #2 | Family Trustee, 9/2021 - Present | 5 | |
| Sweeney Family QPERT LLC | Manager, 6/2020 - Present | This LLC is to manage the maintenance of a house held by a qualified personal residence trust. There is no income or other compensation attributed to this role. | 6 |
| Southwestern National Bank | Consultant, 4/2022 - 12/2023 | 7 | |
| Intelligent Medicine Exchange Inc. | consultant, 7/2022 - 7/2023 | 8 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS Alternative Investments LLC (A joint investment fund investing in startup companies) | 1 | ||||
| Renegade LLC Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) note (a startup producing plant based protein products) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Sneaky Apron LLC Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) note (a startup company producing plant based protein products) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Rainfed Foods Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) note (a startup company producing Plant based protein products) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| Intelligent Medicine Exchange, Inc. (a U.S. data and financial services company with a CFTC license to operate a U.S. futures contract exchange) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1.4 | ||
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 1.5 | |
| Good Protein Fund | 1.6 | ||||
| Upside Foods (cultivated meat) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.1 | ||
| Novel Farms (cultivated food for humans and pets) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.2 | ||
| New School Foods (plant-based whole cut seafood) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.3 | ||
| Impossible Foods (plant-based meat) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.4 | ||
| Every Foods (proteins using precision fermentation) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.5 | ||
| Standing Ovation (cheese using precision fermentation) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.6 | ||
| Rebellyous Foods (plant-based chicken nuggets, patties and tenders) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.7 | ||
| Equil Foods (fermentation platform for complete proteins) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.8 | ||
| Ripple Foods (nutritious pea milk) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.9 | ||
| Omeat (cultivated meat) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.10 | ||
| Eat Just (plant-based eggs and cultivated meat) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.11 | ||
| Xias Bio (multifunctional proteins using precision fermentation) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.12 | ||
| Umami Bioworks (biotech seafood cultivation) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.13 | ||
| Vitrolabs (lab-grown leather) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.14 | ||
| BioRaptor (AI platform for bioprocess optimization) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.15 | ||
| Nowadays Foods (clean-label, plant-based chicken) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.16 | ||
| Motif Foodworks (plant based meat products and ingredients) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.17 | ||
| Supermeat (cultivated chicken) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.18 | ||
| Solar biotech (technology development & manufacturing services) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.19 | ||
| Shiru (protein discovery platform and precision fermented ingredients) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.20 | ||
| Lypid (plant-based fats using a novel approach) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.21 | ||
| Anthology (strain optimization for filamentous fungi) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.22 | ||
| Brevel (microalgae-based ingredients) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.23 | ||
| Melt & Marble (animal fats using precision fermentation) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.24 | ||
| Avant Meats (cultivated fish products) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.25 | ||
| Extracellular (cultivated meat technology development & manufacturing services) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.26 | ||
| Remilk (animal-free dairy proteins) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.27 | ||
| Turtletree labs (lactoferrin using precision fermentation) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.28 | ||
| Mooji Meats (premiuim plant-based whole cuts of meat) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6.29 | ||
| Intelligent Medicine Exchange, Inc., vested stock options (value not readily ascertainable): 96,000 shares, strike price $0.12/share, no expiration date | None (or less than $201) | 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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern National Bank | Consulting income related to establishing their branch in Northern California | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Children's Museum (Pre-school) | salary | 1 | |||
| "Felicia y Odicia" Macmillan Educacion S.A.de C.V. (valuation not readily ascertainable) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Rent or Royalties | 2 | ||
| "La Abuela Filomena" Ediciones SM SA de CV (value not readily ascertainable) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Rent or Royalties | 3 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWS Trust #1 | 1 | ||||
| ALLSTATE CORP (ALL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 1.1 | |
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.2 | |
| Apple, Inc. (AAPL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 1.3 | |
| BAE Systems Place (BAESY) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.4 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKB) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1.5 | ||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.6 | |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.7 | ||
| Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.8 | |
| Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.9 | ||
| Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.10 | |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte ADR (GBOOY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | 1.11 | |
| Hubbell, Inc. (HUBB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.12 | ||
| Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.13 | |
| MetLife, Inc. (MET) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.14 | |
| Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 1.15 | |
| Phillips 66 (PSX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | Dividends | 1.16 | |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 1.17 | |
| The Travelers Cos., Inc. (TRV) | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 1.18 | |
| 3M Co. (MMM) | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 1.19 | |
| U.S. Bank #5 (Cash) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1.20 | ||
| Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund Institutional Class Shares (CSHIX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 | 1.21 | ||
| Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund Institutional Class Shares (GILHX) | $50,001 - $100K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 1.22 | ||
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) | None (or less than $1,001) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.23 |
| Abbvie, Inc. (ABBV) | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.24 |
| Carlsberg AS-B ADRs | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.25 |
| The Coca-Cola Co. (KO) | None (or less than $1,001) | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.26 |
| Daito Tr Construction Co ADRs | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.27 |
| Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.28 |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains | Sold in 2024 | 1.29 |
| Fox Corp. (FOX) | None (or less than $1,001) | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.30 |
| The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.31 |
| Intuit, Inc. (INTU) | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.32 |
| Lamar Advertising Co. (LAMR) | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold 2024 | 1.33 |
| NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.34 |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.35 |
| Salmar ASA | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains | Sold in 2024 | 1.36 |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (UNH) | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.37 |
| Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VTWSX) | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | Sold 2024 | 1.38 | |
| Accenture plc (ACN) | None (or less than $1,001) | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold 2024 | 1.39 |
| Bankinter SA ADR | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2025 | 1.40 |
| Cigna Corp. (CI) | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.41 |
| KB Financial Group Inc (KB) | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2025 | 1.42 |
| Publicis Group SA | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in2025 | 1.43 |
| Solventum Corp | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.44 |
| CVS Health Corp. (CVS) | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 1.45 |
| U.S. Bank #6 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 1.46 | |
| RWS Trust #2 | 2 | ||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 2.1 | |
| Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | Dividends | 2.2 | |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (HLT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| Rheinmetall AG-UNSP ADR (RNMBY) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Schlumberger NV (SLB) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 2.5 | |
| U.S. Bank #5 (Cash) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 2.6 | ||
| Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund Institutional Class Shares (GIBIX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | 2.7 | ||
| Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund Institutional Class Shares (NSTLX) | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | 2.8 | ||
| Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund Institutional Class Shares (GILHX) | $100K - $250K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 2.9 | ||
| Allspring Money Market Fund Premier Class Shares (WMPXX) | $50,001 - $100K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 2.10 | ||
| Chevron Corp. (CVX) | None (or less than $1,001) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | sold in 2024 | 2.11 |
| IShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | Sold in 2024 | 2.12 | |
| Visa, Inc. (V) | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | Sold in 2024 | 2.13 |
| U.S. TREASURY NOTES | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Interest | Redeemed in 2024 | 2.14 |
| AB Capital Fund Small Cap Growth Portfolio | None (or less than $1,001) | $2,501 - $5,000 | Sold in 2024 | 2.15 | |
| U.S. Bank #6 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 2.16 | |
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $100K - $250K | $5,001 - $15,000 | Interest | 3 | |
| U.S. Bank #2 (Cash) | $100K - $250K | $5,001 - $15,000 | Interest | 4 | |
| Atom Beam (a U.S. company that is developing data compression and transmission technology fore AI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| Flower Turbines, Inc. (a U.S. startup company developing wind turbine technology) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Pacific Integrated Energy, Inc (a developer of solar photovoltaic materials) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Piestro, Inc (developer of automated pizza vending machines) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Timeplast, inc (developer of water soluble plastics) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| WiGL, Inc (developer of wireless electric grid local air networks) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| Boxabl Inc. (developer of affordable manufactured housing) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| Epilog Imaging Systems (developer of automated vehicle driving systems) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| Knightscope Inc. (KSCP) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| Storen Technologies (developer of Vanadium flow energy storage systems) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Tall Idea Labs, Inc. (parent company of Commerce.AI, a data analytics and business intelligence platform) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| Terracycle Inc. (developed and runs a recycling platform) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 16 | ||
| U.S. Bank #3 (Cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 17 | |
| U.S. Bank #4 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18 | ||
| Gold ingots | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19 | ||
| CoinBase Wallet | 20 | ||||
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Sold August 2025, subsequent to filing. | 20.1 | |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Sold August 2025, subsequent to filing. | 20.2 | |
| Solana (SOL) | None (or less than $1,001) | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains | Sold in December 2024 | 20.3 |
| Seafarer Exploration (SFRX) (underwater archaeological exploration and technology company) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Capital Gains | 21 | |
| QuantumScape Corporation Class A Common Stock (QS) | None (or less than $1,001) | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains | These shares were sold on August 6, 2025, subsequent to filing. | 22 |
| MP Materials Corp. Common Stock (MP) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | These shares were sold on August 6, 2025, subsequent to filing | 23 | |
| Oatly Group AB American Depositary (OTLY) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | These shares were sold on Augst 6, 2025, subsequent to filing | 24 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Mortgage | type: Mortgage on Personal Residence, amount: $500,001 - $1,000,000, year-incurred: 2020, rate: 3.36, term: 30 years | This mortgage was paid in full in November 2024 | 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.
Join us on Wednesday, April 8 for a walkthrough of ProPublica's new database of financial disclosures from Trump appointees and any potential conflicts they reveal. Register here.
