Alejandro Mayorkas was tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to lead the Department of Homeland SecurityAlejandro Mayorkas, who is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, made $3.3 million at WilmerHale last year, higher than the average compensation reported by its partners.
Clients listed include Airbnb, a Twitter executive, Blackstone, PNC Financial Services Group, Cisco Systems, the Clorox Co., T-Mobile, Intuit, and MGM Resorts or their affiliates.Alejandro Mayorkas, who is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, made $3.
Mayorkas's ethics disclosure, posted online Wednesday morning, also lists several of his clients over the past two years. They include Airbnb, Blackstone, PNC Financial Services Group, Cisco Systems, the Clorox Co, T-Mobile, Intuit, and MGM Resorts or their affiliates, among many other well-known consumer brands and financial firms.
He also represented some lesser-known figures, including the film and television production company Harmony Gold USA and members of the Agrama family that owns it. He counseled Abt Associates, a consulting and research firm. He also reported compensation by Twitter to represent Gabriel Strickler, its former chief communications officer.
He also worked for two major government contractors, including the weapons manufacturer Northrup Grumman and Leidos Holdings, which paid Mayorkas for work he did for Mission Support Alliance. That entity isat DHS during the Obama administration, moved to WilmerHale in late 2016.