US President Barack Obama on Saturday named a Harvard-educated Indian-American to the newly created post of Chief Technology Officer in an appointment much-awaited by Silicon Valley.
As the country’s first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, 36, will use technology to “improve security, ensure transparency, and lower costs,” Obama said in his weekly address to the nation.
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Tim O’Reilly thinks highly of the new CTO:
http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/aneesh-chopra-great-federal-cto.html
Vivek Kundra, Rajiv Shah, Kal Penn, now Aneesh Chopra… fascinating!
Also see:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/International-Business/Two-Indian-Americans-named-on-Obama-team-to-eliminate-dozens-of-wasteful-govt-spend/articleshow/4417961.cms