Cincinnati native Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to step down from his position to lead President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and announce a run for Ohio governor, two sources.

Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed Monday that he will leave President Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), adding that he will

Vivek Ramaswamy has departed from Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The entrepreneur has left the position at DOGE to run for governor of Ohio.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was selected alongside Elon Musk to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, is expected to quit. In November, Ramaswamy was appointed by Trump alongside “wonderful American” Musk,

Ramaswamy's departure ahead of an expected gubernatorial bid in Ohio means Elon Musk will be the sole leader of DOGE.

Before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, NBC News confirms Vivek Ramaswamy is leaving DOGE and intends to announce his candidacy for Ohio governor. The Department of Government Efficiency is a new advisory body proposed by Trump and was to be run by Ramaswamy and Elon Musk.

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to co-chair the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, is now expected to abandon his post at the organization,

Vivek Ramaswamy looks likely to run for political office, leaving Elon Musk the lone head of the Department of Governmental Efficiency.

This announcement comes after several news outlets published reports late last week indicating Ramaswamy would leave his role. Ramaswamy was forced out after claiming American work culture “venerated mediocrity over excellence” in a social media post last month during the debate on the H-1B skilled workers visa among Republicans,