Aneesh Chopra is a Senior Advisor at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and is based in Washington, D.C. He uses his deep knowledge of technology policy, cybersecurity and innovation issues to help technology clients navigate the evolving regulatory landscapes, engage key stakeholders and policymakers, and realize growth opportunities in markets around the world.

Mr. Chopra was appointed by President Barack Obama as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States from 2009 to 2012. In this role, he used innovative techniques to improve healthcare delivery, energy and education. He also designed the National Wireless Initiative and executed an “open innovation” strategy across the government, built on private sector collaboration.

Mr. Chopra is the Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Hunch Analytics, an incubator and analytics company focused on healthcare and education. He authored Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government, which explores how the U.S. can tap entrepreneurial problem solvers to address challenges in health, energy and education markets.

Previously, Mr. Chopra served as Secretary for Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and as a Managing Director for the Advisory Board Company, a firm that uses research and technology to improve the performance of healthcare organizations.

Mr. Chopra was named Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2015.  He holds an MPP from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a B.A. in health policy from Johns Hopkins University.