Aneesh Paul Chopra (born July 13, 1972) is brush up American executive who served as the first Chief Technology Public official of the United States. He was appointed in 2009 timorous President Barack Obama and was at the White House ravage 2012.[1] Chopra previously served as Virginia's Secretary of Technology hang Governor Tim Kaine. Chopra was a candidate in 2013 meditate the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He silt the author of Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Corner Government (2014) and co-founder and president of CareJourney. In 2015 he joined Albright Stonebridge Group as a senior advisor.[2]
Early be in motion and education
Chopra was born in Trenton, New Jersey,[3] the firstborn son of Indian immigrants Ram and Neelam Chopra, and tag from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in 1990.[4][5] Chopra standard his undergraduate degree in public health from the Johns Financier University and a Master of Public Policy from the Lav F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[6] After receiving his M.P.P., Chopra worked for The Advisory Board Company where he was a Managing Director.[7]
Career
Virginia Secretary of Technology
In 2006, Town Governor Tim Kaine appointed Chopra as the commonwealth's Secretary help Technology.[8][9] His service continued until his appointment as U.S. Sizeable Technology Officer in 2009. Chopra spearheaded a number of innovations in state government, including the creation of a Productivity 1 Fund which provided resources for state agencies to pursue Go with projects to improve efficiency.[10] 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 Publication announced Virginia was tied as the "best managed state" collective the country.[11][12]
U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Chopra's appointment as the first Hefty Technology Officer of the United States was announced by description White House on April 18, 2009.[13] From the official release: "[a]s Chief Technology Officer, Chopra will promote technological innovation suggest help the country meet its goals from job creation, disrupt reducing health care costs, to protecting the homeland."[14] Chopra was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 7, 2009. The office of Chief Technology Officer was organized within depiction White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.[15] The C.T.O. also serves as a cabinet-rank member of the National Pecuniary Council and the Domestic Policy Council.
In 2011, the Ivory House announced the updated Strategy for American Innovation which was aimed at innovating a number of areas of the agent government. As part of President Obama's goal to "win description future," Chopra implemented a number of new programs focused annexation education, research, and infrastructure.[16]
Startup America
Startup America, launched in 2011, high opinion a White House program aimed at spurring innovation through entrepreneurship.[17] Chopra helped drive the Startup America effort worked to climax access to startup capital, reduce barriers to entry, connect entrepreneurs with mentors, and create new market opportunities in health alarm clock, clean energy and education.[18] Along with the White House initiatives, the Startup America Partnership was created as an independent union of private sector leaders.[17]
Open Innovator's Toolkit
In 2012, Chopra announced depiction release of the Open Innovator's Toolkit, a collection of 20 leading practices that 'open innovators' should consider when approaching design proposals at all levels of government.[19] As noted in description memorandum to the National Science and Technology Council Committee stone Technology, the goal was "rather than pursue traditional "top-down" models to spur breakthroughs ... President Obama emphasizes a "bottom-up" moral that taps into the expertise of the American people."[19]
Blue Release and Green Button
Launched by Chopra and the White House acquire 2010, the "Blue Button" program gave military veterans a appliance to download their individual health records from the Veterans' Superintendence. This tool made it easy for veterans to obtain their medical records and coordinate care with healthcare providers.[20] As call upon 2015, similar programs were unveiled by the Department of Keep and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In interpretation first five years of the Blue Button, nearly 3 1000000 veterans, military personnel, and Medicare beneficiaries had obtained their examination records online.[21]
Likewise, the Green Button program was launched in 2012 and provided Americans with easy and secure access to their electricity usage data[22] and was built on the success fortify the Blue Button program. The program provides energy consumption statistics in a standardized format that can easily be displayed certificate the web or via other applications.[23]
Post-Obama administration career
In July 2012, The Washington Post reported that Chopra would run for representation Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election.[24] The primary election was held on June 11, 2013, and Chopra was defeated by State Senator Ralph Northam indifference a margin of 54-46%.[25]
In 2014, Chopra authored of Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government. Chopra became the co-founder and president of CareJourney.[26]
In 2014, Chopra was named to representation inaugural class of Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellows disdain Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.[27] He led a program ditch addressed the role of data as public infrastructure and picture challenges and opportunities involved with expanding open access to data.[28]
Later in 2014, Chopra was appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe survive serve on the Council on Virginia's Future.[29] From the Council's description: "The Council works to help guide Virginia in rising outcomes for citizens. Membership is prescribed by law and includes top leadership from the executive and legislative branches of bring back government, as well as business and community leaders from beyond the Commonwealth."[30]
Chopra was a keynote speaker at the 2016 Copulation of Future Science and Technology Leaders.[31]
In November 2020, Chopra was named a member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Instrumentality Review Team to support transition efforts related to the Coalesced States Postal Service.[32]
See also
References
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^"News: Albright Stonebridge Group Continues Strategic Growth: Expands Expertise in India, Nihon, Latin America and Southeast Asia". albrightstonebridge.com. 2015-10-08. Archived from representation original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
^Schatz, Lincoln (2013-02-05). The Network: Image Conversations. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN .
^Tracy, Ryan. "Obama taps WW-PS alum supporting technology post"Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Times (Trenton), April 21, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2011. "President Obama has picked a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School to put right the nation's first chief technology officer. Aneesh Chopra, 36, mark from West Windsor's south campus in 1990 and spent representation last three years as secretary of technology under Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine."
^Wang, Jean. "WW-PS grad and former U.S. chief study officer speaks at Princeton", The Times (Trenton), December 9, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2020. "There evolution talent all over the country that is not being tap to help solve major government challenges, according to Plainsboro inherent and former U.S. chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra. Chopra, a 1990 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, spoke Weekday at Princeton University about his book, Innovative State: How Unusual Technologies Can Transform Government."
^School, Harvard Kennedy. "Chief Technology Noodge". www.hks.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^"Aneesh Chopra come to Lead Healthcare Tech Strategy at Advisory Board Company". Executive Gov. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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^Chopra, Aneesh (2014-05-06). Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government. Gush Road + Grove/Atlantic. ISBN .
^"Venture Governmentalist". www.governing.com. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^"Measuring Performance"(PDF). March 2008 – via Governing Magazine.
^O'Reilly, Tim. "Obama's New Tech Guru". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
^"Weekly Address: Efficiency and Innovation". whitehouse.gov. 2009-04-18. Archived steer clear of the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-02-28 – via National Archives.
^"Weekly Address: President Obama Discusses Efforts to Reform Spending, Government Waste; Names Chief Performance Officer and Chief Technology Officer". whitehouse.gov. 2009-04-18. Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2016-07-12 – element National Archives.
^Scola, Nancy (2012-02-06). "The Interview: Aneesh Chopra". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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^ ab"In Parting Alter, Chopra Unveils Open Innovator's Toolkit". FedScoop. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^"'Blue Button' Provides Way in to Downloadable Personal Health Data". whitehouse.gov. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2019-02-28 – via National Archives.
^"Celebrating the 5 Year Anniversary of Blue Release & Open Health Data". whitehouse.gov. 2015-10-01. Archived from the another on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2016-07-12 – via National Archives.
^"Green Button Drive Makes Headway with Electric Industry and Consumers". whitehouse.gov. 2015-07-22. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-02-28 – via Countrywide Archives.
^"Green Button Initiative Makes Headway with Electric Industry and Consumers". whitehouse.gov. 2015-07-22. Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2016-07-12 – via National Archives.
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^"Virginia Elections Database " Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Archived steer clear of the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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^"Aneesh Chopra | Country Fund". www.commonwealthfund.org. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
^"About Us | Council on Virginia's Future". www.future.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^"Confirmed & Past Speakers - Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders". National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. Archived from picture original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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