Megan Smith
Megan Smith | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Chief Technology Officer of the United States | |
| In office September 4, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Todd Park |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kratsios |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1964 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) |
Megan J. Smith (born October 21, 1964) is an American engineer and technologist. She was the third Chief Technology Officer of the United States (U.S. CTO) and Assistant to the President, serving under President Barack Obama. She was previously a vice president at Google, leading new business development and early-stage partnerships across Google's global engineering and product teams at Google for nine years, was general manager of Google.org, a vice president briefly at Google[x] where she co-created WomenTechmakers, is the former CEO of Planet Out and worked as an engineer on early smartphones at General Magic. She serves on the boards of MIT and Vital Voices, was a member of the USAID Advisory Committee on Voluntary Aid and co-founded the Malala Fund. On September 4, 2014, she was named as the third (and first female) U.S. CTO, succeeding Todd Park, and serving until January, 2017. Smith is the CEO and Founder of shift7.