Aneesh Chopra
| Aneesh Chopra | |
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| 1st United States Chief Technology Officer | |
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In office May 2009 – February 2012 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Todd Park |
| 4th Virginia Secretary of Technology | |
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In office January 14, 2006 – April 2009 |
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| Governor | Tim Kaine |
| Preceded by | Eugene Huang |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Pomata |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 13, 1972 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rohini Dhir |
| Alma mater |
Johns Hopkins University Harvard University |
Aneesh Paul Chopra (born July 13, 1972) is an Indian American government executive who served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States. He was appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama and was at the White House through 2012. Chopra previously served as Virginia’s Secretary of Technology under Governor Tim Kaine. Chopra was a candidate in 2013 for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He is the author of Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2014) and co-founder and Executive Vice-President of NavHealth. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group.
Chopra was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Indian immigrants Ram and Neelam Chopra. Chopra received his undergraduate degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. After receiving his M.P.P., Chopra worked for The Advisory Board Company where he was a Managing Director.
In 2006, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine appointed Chopra as the commonwealth’s Secretary of Technology. His service continued until his appointment as U.S. Chief Technology Officer in 2009. Chopra spearheaded a number of innovations in state government, including the creation of a Productivity Innovation Fund which provided resources for state agencies to pursue IT projects to improve efficiency. In 2008 Chopra implemented a statewide performance management strategy, that Governing magazine described as “venture governmentalism.” Later that year, the Pew Charitable Trust and Governing Magazine announced Virginia was tied as the “best managed state” in the country. Also during Chopra’s term he created a podcast to increase transparency on how his office operated.
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