NSTAR News
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Obama names Ron Bloom first manufacturing czar
President Barack Obama announced today that Ron Bloom will serve as the administration’s senior counselor for manufacturing policy.
Working closely with the National Economic Council, Bloom will provide leadership on policy development and strategic planning for the President’s agenda to revitalize the manufacturing sector. He will work with departments and agencies across the administration - including the departments of Commerce, Treasury, Energy, and Labor - to integrate existing programs and develop new initiatives affecting the manufacturing sector.
Bloom will retain his role as senior adviser to the secretary of the Treasury assigned to the President’s Task Force on the Automotive Industry.