16 Facts About Aneesh Chopra

Aneesh Paul Chopra was born on July 13,1972 and is an American executive who served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States.

Aneesh Chopra was appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama and was at the White House through 2012.

Aneesh Chopra was a candidate in 2013 for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

Aneesh Chopra is the author of Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government and co-founder and president of CareJourney.

Aneesh Chopra was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Indian immigrants Ram and Neelam Aneesh Chopra, and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in 1990.

Aneesh Chopra's service continued until his appointment as US Chief Technology Officer in 2009.

Aneesh 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.

Aneesh Chopra helped drive the Startup America effort worked to improve access to startup capital, reduce barriers to entry, connect entrepreneurs with mentors, and create new market opportunities in health care, clean energy and education.

In 2012, Aneesh Chopra announced the release of the Open Innovator's Toolkit, a collection of 20 leading practices that 'open innovators' should consider when approaching policy proposals at all levels of government.

In July 2012, The Washington Post reported that Aneesh Chopra would run for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election.

In 2014, Aneesh Chopra authored of Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government.

In 2014, Aneesh Chopra was named to the inaugural class of Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellows at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Aneesh Chopra led a program that addressed the role of data as public infrastructure and the challenges and opportunities involved with expanding open access to data.

Later in 2014, Aneesh Chopra was appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe to serve on the Council on Virginia's Future.

Aneesh Chopra was a keynote speaker at the 2016 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders.

In November 2020, Aneesh Chopra was named a member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Postal Service.