Fannie Mae Adds Key Trump Family Ally Omeed Malik to Board (1)

April 14, 2025, 3:20 PM UTC

Omeed Malik, a co-founder of 1789 Capital, is joining the board of mortgage giant Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said in a post on X.

“Omeed brings great capital markets, legal and investment experience,” Pulte said in the post.

Omeed Malik
Photographer: Zak Bennett/Bloomberg

Malik oversees the investment firm where Donald Trump Jr. — son of the US president — works. Malik’s firm has eschewed environmental, social and governance, or ESG, investing principles in favor of its own acronym: EIG, or entrepreneurship, innovation and growth.

“Omeed is honored to join the board of Fannie Mae to support President ...

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