On December 7, Donald Trump is set to host a $5,000-a-head breakfast that will raise money for Trump for America, a group that is helping to fund the president-elect's transition. The fundraiser, which will be help at an undisclosed location in New York, includes 60 hosts.
The list offers insight into the men and women backing the nascent Trump administration. Some of the names should be familiar to anyone who has been obsessively following Trump's madcap transition efforts—like Steve Mnuchin (pictured above, reportedly Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary) and Wilbur Ross; others are less familiar, though they have been operating behind the scenes for some time.
Here's a brief primer at those listed on the invite and their relationship to Trump.
Lewis M. Eisenberg: A businessman and investor who serves as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee and sits on the leadership team of Trump's inaugural committee.
Roy Bailey: A Texas businessman and another member of Trump's inaugural committee' previously Texas state co-finance chair for the Trump campaign.
Steven Mnuchin: Formerly of Goldman Sachs, Mnuchin started a hedge fund and moved out West to finance movies, including the X-Men franchise and Avatar. He served as Trump's campaign finance chairman and is reportedly Trump's choice for Treasury Secretary. He has no government experience.
Gentry Beach: A Dallas investor who is one of Trump's close friends.
Hannah and Duke Buchan: Duke Buchan III is the founder of private investment management firm Hunter Global Investors in Palm Beach, Florida. Early in the presidential campaign, he and his wife, Hannah, supported Jeb Bush.
Stanley Chera: A New York real estate developer born to a Syrian Jewish family, he is the founder of Crown Acquisitions.
Matthew Kassel has written for The New York Times Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.
