SBA conflicts of interest possible

      Robb Wong is one of a number of President Trump’s appointees facing potential conflicts while serving on Trump’s deregulation task forces, according to information obtained by the New York Times through interviews and Freedom of Information requests.

      The Times assembled a list of Trump administration appointees who also serve on the deregulation task forces and who have possible conflicts of interest between those duties and their former business interests.

      At the SBA, the list includes Wong, who previously won federal contracts for his company FedSolve.

      Wong and the other SBA officials all agreed not to participate in matters involving their former clients/employers for at least two years, Tiffani Clements, SBA spokeswoman, told Set-Aside Alert. It pertains to former clients/employers dating from the two years prior to their appointments, she said.

      The other SBA officials serving on the deregulation panels with potential conflicts included:

• William Manger, formerly of Brock Capital Group investment bank;
• Joseph Shepard, formerly of Archway Capital Management and Banc One Capital Markets;
• Chris Pilkerton, formerly of JPMorgan Chase;
• Holly Turner, of Turner Advisory Group and Stampede Consulting.

More information: New York Times report: http://goo.gl/zkhYov

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