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"Former InterActiveCorp executive and Obama technology transition team member Julius Genachowski has been considered a strong contender for the CTO role, though he is also seen as a top choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Washington Post reported last month that Genachowski may be more interested in the FCC position because of the CTO’s limited responsibilities.
“There does seem to be some belief (that) if he wants (the chairmanship), he’ll get it,” said David Kaut, a telecommunications, media, and tech policy analyst for the firm Stifel Nicolaus, who donated money to Obama. “The FCC is going to be the big player, when it comes to making and implementing policy, but depending on how much weight Obama wants to give the CTO, they could be a player as well.”
A source familiar with the Obama transition team told SAI that no one has been offered the job yet, but a consensus has emerged on the qualities the CTO should have:
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http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/03/02/daily79.html?jst=b_ln_hl
“Kundra will work with Obama’s yet-to-be-named chief technology officer to promote the president’s technology agenda.”
Obama also plans to appoint a chief technology officer who will work closely with Kundra, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcements are not yet official. The exact job description for that position has not yet been announced, but the chief technology officer might focus more on overall technology policy while the chief information officer will handle day-to-day spending and operations within agency projects.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/05/AR2009030501060.html
“"Today’s announcement recognizes the vital role that technology plays in our nation’s economy and job creation, and its influence on open and transparent government,” noted Mark Bohannon, SIIA’s Senior Vice President for Public Policy and General Counsel. “Separating the roles of CIO – who will direct the policy and strategic planning of federal information technology investments and be responsible for oversight of federal technology spending – from the role of Chief Technology Officer makes a lot of sense.”"
"Obama will want someone to shape role, not old timer capping career"
Vivek Kundra
January 15, 2009 @ 09:14pm PST
"Padmasree Warrior doesn't have gov. experience, figure that featuring Kundra in "TIGR" Change.gov video was trial balloon"
Vivek Kundra
January 21, 2009 @ 04:22pm PST
"Shorting Schmidt"
Eric Schmidt
January 06, 2009 @ 01:01pm PST
"I'm in seattle and they told me he was considering it!"
Jeff Bezos
January 08, 2009 @ 10:09am PST
"Level headed and not narrowly focused."
Esther Dyson
January 07, 2009 @ 05:00am PST
"profit taking"
Field
January 07, 2009 @ 11:15am PST
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This market was started when a report from January 4 stated that Obama would introduce his CTO on January 7. This turned out to be false. The “selected” CTO will be the one who first holds the office, not the one who is first introduced as such. If X is introduced but later withdraws (as happened with Bill Richardson and the Secretary of Labor position), X is a losing stock. If Y is announced before 4/30 and is ultimately given the position, Y is a winning stock.
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Obama will not appoint a CTO within the first 100 days of his administration.