TechNet Urges U.S. Senate Approval of Aneesh Chopra as Nation's First Chief Technology...

TechNet Urges U.S. Senate Approval of Aneesh Chopra as Nation's First Chief
Technology Officer

WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan
political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy,
today urged swift U.S. Senate approval of Aneesh Chopra, President Obama's
nominee for the nation's first-ever Chief Technology Officer.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee today will hold a hearing on the nomination
of Mr. Chopra. Most recently, Mr. Chopra has served as the Commonwealth of
Virginia's Secretary of Technology since 2006, reporting directly to Governor
Tim Kaine.

"TechNet is proud to endorse the nomination of Aneesh Chopra as America's
Chief Technology Officer," said Jim Hawley, acting CEO of TechNet. "Aneesh
brings a passion and get-it-done attitude that will serve our nation well in
this newly created and important post. He is a true visionary who
fundamentally understands the power of innovation to create jobs, help our
environment, improve health care delivery, enhance government service and lift
up the quality of life for all of our people. Aneesh's work in Virginia will
serve as the model for this newly created office of Chief Technology Officer.
In Virginia, his office set the standard of how technology and cutting-edge
discovery can improve the lives of our citizens and this will serve as a model
of how IT can help make government work better for all of us. We look forward
to working with him to in this important new role that will help ensure that
America remains the global epicenter of discovery and innovation."

About TechNet:
TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of CEOs that promotes the growth
of technology industries and the economy by building long-term relationships
between technology leaders and policymakers and by advocating a targeted
policy agenda. Our members are the nation's drivers of innovation in the
fields of information technology, e-commerce, clean technology, biotechnology,
venture capital and investment banking - representing two million employees
and $800 billion in revenues. TechNet has offices in Washington, DC, Palo
Alto, Sacramento, Seattle, Boston, Austin, and Albany, NY. Web address:
www.technet.org.

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Jim Hock, +1-202-463-0013 x202, jim.hock@463.com, for TechNet