Aneesh Chopra, who as the first U.S. chief technology officer has been the face of Obama's tech policy, is leaving the White House, an administration official confirmed to POLITICO.
The White House confirmed Friday that Chopra?s last day will be Feb. 8.
Continue ReadingIn his role, Chopra has been an advocate for integrating government and technology to create new products and services. He was a frequent visitor to Silicon Valley, where he promoted the Obama administration?s tech policies.
Most recently, Chopra was one of three authors of the White House blog post critical of controversial copyright legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Senate?s PROTECT IP Act.
Chopra joined the administration in May 2009 with experience moving between government and technology as Virginia?s secretary of technology. He previously had been managing director at The Advisory Board Co., a publicly traded health care think tank.
He appeared Zelig-like wherever the tech industry gathered, promoting the idea that the federal government is changing and it needs innovators to work on the nation?s biggest policy problems.
It was unclear Friday morning where Chopra is headed after the White House, but sources said he has been rumored to be mulling a political career.
President Barack Obama thanked Chopra for his service in a statement Friday. ?As the federal government?s first chief technology officer, Aneesh Chopra did groundbreaking work to bring our government into the 21st century. Aneesh found countless ways to engage the American people using technology, from electronic health records for veterans, to expanding access to broadband for rural communities, to modernizing government records,? Obama said. ?His legacy of leadership and innovation will benefit Americans for years to come, and I thank him for his outstanding service.?
This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 11:13 a.m. on January 27, 2012.
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