President Obama will name Ron Klain, the former chief of staff to two vice presidents, as his Ebola "czar," a White House official said Obama to name Ron Klain as Ebola 'czar' WASHINGTON -- President Obama will name Ron Klain, the former chief of staff to two vice presidents, as his Ebola "czar," a White House official said Check out this story on WKYC.com: http://usat.ly/1waJ3SN NEW YORK - MAY 13: Ron Klain and actor Kevin Spacey attends the HBO Films premiere of "Recount" after party at The Four Seasons May 13, 2008 in New York City. WASHINGTON - President Obama will tap veteran government insider Ron Klain to coordinate his administration's efforts to contain the Ebola virus, two administration officials said Friday.