Vivek Ramaswamy won’t serve in Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. Here’s why he quit

Vivek Ramaswamy is no longer part of the department of government efficiency (DOGE) that President Donald Trump selected him to lead alongside billionaire Elon Musk, the White House announced on Monday.

Ramaswamy’s exit from the Department of Government Efficiency was confirmed just hours after Trump took office on Monday.

Ramaswamy, who sought the 2024 Republican nomination for president, has signaled plans to run for governor of Ohio.

“Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,” Anna Kelly, a spokesperson for the commission, said in a statement. “He intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to remain outside of DOGE, based on the structure that we announced today. We thank him immensely for his contributions over the last 2 months and expect him to play a vital role in making America great again.”

Ramaswamy, the son of Indian immigrants, earned hundreds of millions of dollars in hedge funds and pharmaceutical research – a career he built while graduating from Harvard University and Yale Law School. His approach to his presidential campaign mirrored his methods in securing investment, even when the drugs he advocated for never reached the market.