When we met Aneesh Chorpa………

So we mentioned White house officials and we weren’t disappointed! No we didn’t get to meet and talk to the Obama’s (damm) but we did get to meet Aneesh Chopra, first Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States of America.

I was seriously impressed with Aneesh Chopra, using his words, he was ‘awesome’. Before his current position he’s actually spent time on the ground working with people, technology & really understanding processes to get the result needed.

Before coming CTO, Aneesh Chopra was Virginia’s secretary of technology for 4 years. He helped develop a modern web site, using social networking tools that ranged from Facebook and Twitter to Ning, which creates smaller social networks.

President Obama said his aims for Aneesh Chopra…

"As Chief Technology Officer, Chopra's job will be to promote technological innovation to help the country meet its goals such as job creation, reducing health care costs, and protecting the homeland. Together with Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, their jobs are to make the government more effective, efficient, and transparent.”