Katie Miller exits SpaceX, sells all shares so that there’s no conflict of interest for her husband’s new White House role.
Katie Miller, wife of incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, has severed her professional and financial ties with Elon Musk ‘s SpaceX , selling her shares in the company and giving up unvested stock compensation, according to reports. A White House official told The Atlantic that Stephen Miller is “no longer subject to any recusals and may fully participate in all meetings and policy matters”. Katie Miller had worked as an adviser to SpaceX. Her association with Musk’s company had meant her husband was required to stay away from administration decisions involving areas such as space policy and artificial intelligence.
The move reportedly clears the way for Stephen Miller to participate in White House policy discussions without the conflict-of-interest restrictions that had previously required him to recuse himself from certain matters involving his wife’s business interests. Katie Miller announced on Sunday that she was stepping away from her podcast, explaining that her husband’s new responsibilities and the demands of raising their four children had made it difficult to continue.