James Fishback, CEO of an investment firm who serves as an outside advisor to President Donald Trump Advisory Committee on Government Efficiencytold NBC News on Tuesday that he is throwing his hat in the ring to fill the void left by Vivek Ramaswamy’s departure there.
Ramaswamy, who signed on as co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, shortly after Trump’s victory in November, He announced Monday that he was leaving To launch a bid for governor of Ohio.
“My feeling is that things are pretty much ongoing,” said Fishback, CEO of Azoria Investments and a confidant of Ramaswamy. “I have great respect for Vivek. I have great respect for the DOGE agenda. And I’m willing to step up if that’s something they still want to do.”
Ramaswamy, Who built a plank in his presidential bid On deregulation and finding new ways to reduce the federal workforce, he was expected to focus his attention on those issues. Its co-chair, tech billionaire Elon Musk, will focus his time on finding ways to significantly reduce government spending. (Musk has He revised his predictions To see how much the outside agency will be able to successfully reduce.)
“The regulatory part is really important,” Fishback said. “Anti-growth bureaucracy is holding back American prosperity, and I am honored to play a role in reviving that. I am willing to serve the country and then work with President Trump to implement this agenda. It is his agenda.”
A DOGE spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
