President Obama’s new Chief Technology Officer is a Virginian
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Aneesh Chopra
President Obama's new Chief Technology Officer is a Virginian. Reporter Jim Nolan talks with Aneesh Chopra about the government's role in technological innovation.
By Times-Dispatch Staff Reports
Published: June 21, 2009
Updated: June 21, 2009
Published: June 21, 2009
Updated: June 21, 2009
Tapped by President Barack Obama this spring to be the nation’s first chief technology officer, Aneesh Chopra is plugged in to a brave new world.
The 36-year-old Chopra, Virginia’s former secretary of technology, recently sat down with Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Jim Nolan in Washington to discuss the challenges of his new job and the role technology and innovation will play in government and the everyday lives of Americans.
Read the exclusive interview in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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