The Obama administration has appointed Ron Bloom to be the new manufacturing adviser. He was head of the auto bail out task force.

Most interesting is he worked for the United Steelworkers Union, but has our classic Harvard MBA.

Since February, Mr. Bloom has been a senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. He sits on the president’s automotive industry task force. The White House said Mr. Bloom would continue that position and would expand his role to coordinate the administration’s manufacturing policy with the Commerce, Treasury, Energy and Labor departments.

The White House said Mr. Bloom would work with the National Economic Council to help lead policy development and strategic planning for “the president’s agenda to revitalize the manufacturing sector.”