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Aneesh Paul Chopra (born July 13, 1972) served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO), appointed by President Barack Obama. Chopra previously served as Virginia’s fourth Secretary of Technology. Chopra was a candidate in 2013 for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He recently started a new company called Hunch Analytics.〔 ==Background== He was born in 1972 in Trenton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Indian immigrants Ram and Neelam Chopra.〔 He grew up in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, also known as Princeton Junction, New Jersey, attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South from 1986-1990.〔Tracy, Ryan. ("Obama taps WW-PS alum for technology post" ), ''The Times (Trenton)'', April 21, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2011. "President Obama has picked a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School to be the nation's first chief technology officer. Aneesh Chopra, 36, graduated from West Windsor's south campus in 1990 and spent the last three years as secretary of technology under Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine."〕 In 2009, Chopra was awarded the Alumni Achiever Award by the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Chopra graduated with his B.A. in public health from Johns Hopkins University,〔 and his M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was elected as a Boys Nation Senator to represent American Legion Jersey Boys State in 1989.〔http://www.aljbs.org/cgi-bin/results.cgi/govsens.〕 After his studies, Chopra was Managing Director for the Advisory Board Company, a health care think tank for hospitals and health systems. While there, he led the firm’s Financial Leadership Council and the Working Council for Health Plan Executives.〔Office Info Bio.("Aneesh Paul Chopra, Secretary of Technology" ), "Virginia.gov", accessed August 18, 2009.〕〔http://www.executivebiz.com/newsletter-executives-detail.php?who=achopra&check=1〕 Virginia Governor Tim Kaine appointed Chopra to be Virginia's fourth Secretary of Technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.vita.virginia.gov/itib/default.aspx?id=641 )〕 He served in this position until 2009 when he was selected by President Barack Obama to be the first "Chief Technology Officer" for the White House. On announcing Chopra's nomination, President Obama outlined his aims for the CTO. "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."〔(Press Release )," Whitehouse.gov, 18 April 2009〕 Chopra's appointment was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2009. On the December 9, 2009 episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Chopra was featured in a segment in which a series of video clips were shown of him laughing as he went through an explanation of the Open Government Initiative. During the segment, host Jon Stewart referred to Chopra as the "Indian George Clooney."〔(Video of Aneesh Chopra ) on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart discussing the Open Government Initiative, on December 9, 2009〕〔(Video of Aneesh Chopra ) Aneesh takes his Daily Show appearance in stride in December, 2009〕 Chopra voluntarily left the White House in early 2012. On July 12, 2012, Chopra announced his candidacy for the office of Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Virginia. On April 2, 2013, The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) certified that Chopra's name would appear on the June primary ballot, along with that of State Senator Ralph Northam. Northam defeated Chopra in the primary on June 11, 2013. In March 2014, it was reported that he started ''Hunch Analytics'', a data and analytics company aimed at healthcare, education and energy sectors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aneesh Chopra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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