It appears that Silicon Valley will hold Barack Obama to his promise to consider naming a national technology czar/chief technology officer for his administration, and industry observers already have a few suggestions for the president-elect. Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been mentioned as a contender, largely due to his public support for Obama, which included campaign appearances in mid-October. During this week’s Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr threw Sun Microsystems cofounder Bill Joy’s hat into the ring.
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Who's Obama's Best Bet for Boosting U.S. Technology?
Posted by: Renay San Miguel November 6, 2008 11:59 AMIt appears that Silicon Valley will hold Barack Obama to his promise to consider naming a national technology czar/chief technology officer for his administration, and industry observers already have a few suggestions for the president-elect. Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been mentioned as a contender, largely due to his public support for Obama, which included campaign appearances in mid-October. During this week’s Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr threw Sun Microsystems cofounder Bill Joy’s hat into the ring.