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Jacob Helberg

PEP · Close Associate

Jacob Helberg is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jacob Helberg				[sources]
Birth date	1989				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	France · United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Website	www.jacobhelberg.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q117249988				[sources]
Position	United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (2025-)				[sources]
Education	New York University				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2024-09-07

Descriptions

French-American angel investor and far-right politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-29

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Donald Trump PEP · Counter-sanctioned entity	significant person	-	-

Associations
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sarah Knafo PEP	significant person	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	2025-01-20	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Keith Rabois Person of interest · Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,397

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,307

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,251

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,965

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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