Secret Asian man David Cho is leaving the White House for Wall Street.
Cho is the first Korean American to lead a presidential security detail.
Business Standard reports Cho has resigned from the Secret Service and will be joining Citadel, a hedge fund led by billionaire Ken Griffin.
Cho set off a lot of curiosity in the Asian American community when he was widely seen during the inauguration of President Joe Biden earlier in January.
The secret service agent had already worked his way up as the number two of the Trump security team when Biden selected him to lead his team.
Cho is leaving the federal law enforcement agency after 25 years.
According to Daily Voice, the Department of Homeland Security awarded him its Exceptional Service Gold Medal in 2019 for his work with North Korean leaders ahead of Trump’s visit there.
Both Cho and the Secret Service declined to comment on the news.
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