Trump Taps New York Financier, Transition Co-Chairman Howard Lutnick To Serve as Commerce Secretary
Mr. Lutnick had been a last-minute contender for the Treasury Department, though that position remains unfilled — for now.

President Trump will nominate longtime friend and Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department, the president-elect said in a statement Tuesday. Mr. Lutnick had been a last-minute contender for the Treasury Department role, though that position has gone unfilled, despite the fact that the president-elect has been rapidly filling out his cabinet.
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