Hedge fund founder Scaramucci to join Trump's White House as liaison
Summary
(Reuters) - Anthony Scaramucci, a hedge fund founder who was a fundraiser in Donald Trumps election campaign, will join the president-elects 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, is a member of Trumps 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. 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 Houses Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and is seen as one of President Barack Obamas most powerful advisers. The firm was put up for auction as Scaramucci began considering a potential position in the White House, Reuters reported last month.