The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Ron Bloom

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AGE: 53
OCCUPATION: Auto adviser
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: As a senior adviser for the Treasury Department's auto task force, Bloom will serve as an intermediary between the Big Three and their millions of unionized employees.

CON: With the industry buckling up in preparation for collapse, salvaging Detroit is certainly one of the least enviable gigs in the country.

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