Tom Feddo is one of the US' leading authorities on investment security, economic sanctions, national security and geopolitical risk, with extensive experience advising on complex cross-border transactions and government investigations. He currently serves on the Defense Policy Board, a panel of distinguished senior policymakers, business leaders and national security experts that provides independent policy and strategic advice to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his undersecretary for policy on a wide range of defense and national security matters. He was appointed to the board by Secretary Hegseth in 2026.
Tom served as the first Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security, leading the US government's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process from 2018 to 2021. In this role, he routinely provided national security advice and counsel to the treasury secretary on CFIUS’s authorities and activities; collaborated and coordinated with the US government’s most senior officials at key national security agencies and led multiple international engagements with finance, trade and intelligence officials from key US allies and partners including the Five Eyes, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Israel, the European Commission, the G7 and NATO. He spearheaded implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, retooling CFIUS to better address cross-border national security risks; and oversaw national security reviews of more than 500 transactions valued at over US$400 billion, spanning critical infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, energy and emerging technologies.
Previously, Tom served as assistant director for enforcement at the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), where he directed major sanctions investigations and enforcement actions involving international financial institutions and multinational corporations. His government experience also includes senior legal and policy roles with the US Navy and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
A former Navy submarine officer, Tom is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Award, the Treasury Department's highest honor.
At the firm, Tom advises corporations, investors and governments on investment security, economic sanctions, cross-border transactions and geopolitical risk, helping clients navigate complex regulatory environments and pursue strategic commercial opportunities.