Financier and fundraiser expected to become Trump adviser

A prominent New York financier is set to be named a top White House adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, tasked with coordinating the administration's outreach to the nation's financial world and key members of the political community.
Anthony Scaramucci, a colorful surrogate for Trump and a top fundraiser during the campaign, will be appointed within the week, according to two people with knowledge of the decision who were not authorized to discuss that matter publicly.
His exact title has not been settled, the people said yesterday, but he may move into the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, which is currently run by Valerie Jarrett, one of President Barack Obama's most powerful allies.

Scaramucci may turn the role into something more akin to what it was under George W Bush, when it was known as the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Scaramucci has deep ties to Wall Street and will be one of the administration's public faces to the banking and business worlds, but the hedge fund banker and frequent cable TV commentator will also conduct outreach to Silicon Valley and influential organizations in the nonprofit world and politics.
He told reporters at Trump Tower today that he would be working with "businesses large and small, government agencies large and small, to help them improve the quality of life for the American people."

"One of my personal goals is to get all the American people to see President-elect Trump as I see him," he said. He added that he would be speaking to Jarrett later today about the position.

Scaramucci has deep ties with incoming White House strategist Steve Bannon and senior adviser Jared Kushner, Trump's influential son-in-law. Kushner and Bannon will likely be two of the three major power centers in the West Wing, along with chief of staff Reince Priebus.
Scaramucci joins a growing contingent of former fellow Goldman Sachs employees set to join the new administration.
Others include Bannon and Treasury nominee Steven Mnuchin.

Trump memorably disparaged Goldman Sachs during the campaign, claiming it held great sway over former rivals Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton, and has complained that hedge fund managers don't pay enough in taxes.