11 Facts About Sigal Mandelker

Sigal Pearl Mandelker was born on 1971 and is an American lawyer who served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence from 2017 to 2019.

Sigal Mandelker was a law clerk for Edith Jones at the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States.

Sigal Mandelker worked in the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York as Assistant US Attorney before becoming Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, where she worked on national security and counterterrorism.

Sigal Mandelker was Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security before she worked in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice as Deputy Assistant Attorney General.

Sigal Mandelker was a partner at Proskauer Rose before leaving in 2017.

Sigal Mandelker played a significant role in the Trump administration's Iran policy, overseeing the implementation of financial sanctions against Iran and financial crime enforcement against Iran.

Sigal Mandelker drew bipartisan praise for her work applying new authorities given to the Treasury Department, through The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, to sanction individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations or acts of significant corruption.

In October 2019, Sigal Mandelker stepped down from this position to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

Sigal Mandelker was succeeded by Justin Muzinich as acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

Sigal Mandelker is a member of the New York City, New York State, and American Bar Associations, as well as the Federalist Society.

Sigal Mandelker is a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council.