Vivek Kundra

As Washington. D.C's. former chief technology officer, Kundra played a similar role for the nation's capital. While there, he implemented several tax-saving technology efforts resulting in over 4.5 million digitized employee files for the school system; transfer for District employees to free Google platforms for e-mail, spreadsheets and power-point; and creation of a developer contest to choose the best tech applications for the city's web site.

In his first public move in the Obama administration, Kundra along with New Media Director Macon Phillips, developed a new feature on USASpending.gov called the IT Dashboard. It outlines U.S. investments in technology and provides a timeline for project completion.

In June 2011, Kundra announced his plans to leave the Obama administration for a fellowship at Harvard University.

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