Graham Scott Steele^[1] is an American attorney, policy advisor, and government official. In July 2021, Steele was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions. He was confirmed by the Senate and served in the position until January 2024.^[2]

Steele previously served as director of the Corporations and Society Initiative at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB).^[3] Prior to this, Steele served in a variety of political roles, including as Democratic chief counsel on the Senate Banking Committee and as an aide to Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio.^[4]

Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, Steele attended the University of Rochester for his undergraduate education, where he received a degree in political science in 2002.^[5] Steele studied law at George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., and joined the Massachusetts State Bar after graduation.^[6] His childhood nicknames were "Granimal" and "The Colonel."

Steele began his career as a policy counsel at Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization.^[7] Prior to joining the GSB, served on the staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and as legislative assistant to Senator Sherrod Brown, who currently chairs the Senate Banking Committee.^[8] Steele was a senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), an anti-monopoly organization.^[9]

Steele is considered a member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, having supported the presidential campaign of Elizabeth Warren in 2020. Steele has indicated his opposition to the renomination of Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve.^[15]