President Barack Obama appointed Megan Smith U.S. Chief...
President Barack Obama appointed Megan Smith U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Alexander Macgillivray deputy CTO, a White House news release said Thursday (http://1.usa.gov/1o1p6Ij). CEA applauded the appointments, in a release (http://bit.ly/1Abbwb1) Thursday: “Smith became known for pursuing next-generation projects…
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such as balloon-borne Internet service, drone delivery and solar-powered automobiles” while at Google, CEA CEO Gary Shapiro said. Macgillivray is a “well-known advocate for an open and uncensored Internet” based on his time at Google and Twitter, Shapiro said.