REUTERS-Anthony
Scaramucci, a hedge fund founder who was a fundraiser in Donald Trump's
election campaign, will join the president-elect's White House staff as
an
advisor and public liaison to government agencies and businesses, he said on
Friday.
Scaramucci,
founder of Skybridge Capital hedge fund and a former employee at Goldman
Sachs(GS.N), is a member of Trump's transition team.
He will work
as a liaison in the White House for state and local governments and for both
American and foreign businesses, Scaramucci told reporters in New York.
"One of
my other personal goals though is to get all of the American people to see
President Trump the way I see him," he added. Trump, a Republican, takes
office on Jan. 20.
Scaramucci
played down media reports from Thursday that he would hold a position analogous
to that currently held by Valerie Jarrett, who oversees the White House's
Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and is seen as one
of President Barack Obama's most powerful advisers.
"That's
probably an overstatement," Scaramucci said when asked about the
comparison. "Valerie and I know each other quite well and I will be
speaking to her later in the day. I don't want to overstate the position."
Scaramucci did
not discuss what would happen to Skybridge, which had $12 billion in assets
under management or advisement as of Nov. 30, 2016, down from $12.9 billion as
of Dec. 31, 2015, according to firm's website. The firm was put up for auction
as Scaramucci began considering a potential position in the White House,
Reuters reported last month.
REUTERS
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