Russell Vought

Russell Thurlow Vought (born March 26, 1976) is an American political advisor who has served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget since February 2025 and is a primary architect of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 blueprint. Vought has additionally served as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from February 2025 to August 2026 and as the acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from August to November 2025. He served as the Office of Management and Budget's director from 2020 to 2021 and as its deputy director, as well as its acting director, from 2018 to 2020.