Obama Appoints Auto Recovery Director
March 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama has appointed Edward Montgomery, a top labor economist and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Labor Department as director of Recovery for Auto Workers and Communities.

In making the announcement of his appointment early this morning, the Obama administration said Dr. Montgomery "will work to leverage all resources of government to support the workers, communities and regions that rely on the American auto industry."

Montgomery received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. Montgomery has served as dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland and been a professor at Michigan State University and Carnegie Mellon University. He also has held various economic posts and advisory roles with the government, including the U.S. Department of Labor and Federal Reserve. 

His research has focused on the effects of economic and social policy on labor market behavior.

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