Bloom, Ron, 1955-

Ron Bloom.
Governor of the United States Postal Service
Incumbent.
Assumed office.
August 20, 2019.
Appointed by Donald Trump.
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury,
In office
2009–2011.
President Barack Obama,
Senior Counselor to President for Manufacturing Policy,
In office
2009–2011.
President Barack Obama,
Personal details,
Born 1955 (age 65–66).
Nationality American.
Political party Democratic.
Alma mater Harvard University (M.B.A.).
Wesleyan University (B.A.).
Occupation Civil Servant.
Ron Bloom was a senior official in the Obama Administration from February 2009 to August 2011. This included working as the Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy between February 2011 and August 2011, in the Department of the Treasury as a senior advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury and member of the President's Task Force on the Automotive Industry, and also as Senior Counselor to the U.S. President for Manufacturing Policy.

President Obama made the following announcement today:
Ron Bloom to Serve as Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy
Ron Bloom is Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the President’s Task Force on the Automotive Industry, a position he has held since February, 2009. Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Bloom served as a Special Assistant to the President of the United Steelworkers Union where his responsibilities included the Union’s collective bargaining program in its core jurisdictions with an emphasis on the particular issues facing the Steelworkers in its dealings with companies facing financial difficulties. He also coordinated the Union’s relationships with investors in both public and private companies. Prior to joining the Steelworkers, Bloom was one of the founding partners of Keilin and Bloom, an investment banking firm, where he was involved in numerous transactions on behalf of the Steelworkers, the Auto Workers, the Teamsters, the Air Line Pilots Association and other unions. Prior to founding Keilin and Bloom, Bloom was a Vice President at the investment banking firm of Lazard Freres & Co. where he specialized in analyzing, structuring and raising financing for union-led employee-ownership transactions. Previously he served as a research and negotiating specialist for the Service Employees International Union. Bloom is a graduate of Wesleyan University and received an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Ron Bloom.
Managing Partner, Private Equity,
Ron Bloom is a Managing Partner and Vice Chair in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group, responsible for investment origination, analysis and execution across North America.

Prior to joining Brookfield, Mr. Bloom was Vice Chairman, U.S. Investment Banking, at Lazard, focused on restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, he served as Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy where he provided leadership on policy development and strategic planning for the Administration’s agenda to revitalize the manufacturing sector. Prior to joining the White House, Mr. Bloom served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury where he helped lead the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler LLC, and then led the Treasury’s oversight of the companies thereafter.

Mr. Bloom received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with distinction.

Ron A. Bloom.
Ron Bloom was a senior official in the Obama Administration from February 2009 to August 2011. This included working as the Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy between February 2011 and August 2011, in the Department of the Treasury as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury and member of the President’s Task Force on the Automotive Industry, and also as Senior Counselor to the U.S. President for Manufacturing Policy.

Ron Bloom was born to a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Swarthmore, PA.