Retiring in 2015, Mr. Bloom was acting executive vice president and chief financial officer of NeighborWorks® America (NWA). As former senior deputy controller at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Mr. Bloom accepted the position at NWA to facilitate a new permanent replacement for his position. Prior to being named senior deputy controller at the OCC, Mr. Bloom was among the senior leadership at the agency and in the U.S. Treasury department, including interim chief financial officer for the Office of Financial Stability, which was instrumental in the planning and management of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Mr. Bloom has decades of experience in financial administration and management, having been assistant secretary for administration and chief financial officer at the U.S. Department of Commerce, chief financial officer at the General Services Administration, and director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Mr. Bloom earned a B.B.A., from the University of Michigan in 1975. He is also a Certified Public Accountant - State of Michigan (Inactive) and a Certified Government Financial Manager.