Google’s head of public policy, Andrew McLaughlin, will join the Obama administration as deputy chief technology officer, according to a report by the New York Times. McLaughlin will assist former Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra, who President Obama appointed as CTO in April.
McLaughlin has been leading Google’s public policy efforts for quite some time now. According to this blog post, he was the first member of Google’s policy team in 2005.
Before his time at Google, McLaughlin launched the nonprofit group Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, where he serves as vice president, chief policy officer, and chief financial officer. Previously, McLaughlin was a senior fellow at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet. Most recently, McLaughlin was working on the Obama/Biden presidential transition team in Washington.
McLaughlin isn’t the only Googler to join the Obama administration. Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who was speculated to be CTO, was recently named to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Former Google product manager Kate Stanton joined the White House as its director of citizen participation earlier this year.
Maybe the government will be able to find those “lost memos” now that seem to multiply before a congressional hearing? There’s no defiance in the Google Appliance.
Great. We need more douchebags in the white house.
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“McLaughlin launched the nonprofit group Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers…”
Uh, you sure about that Leena?
From McLaughlin’s ICANN bio: “Andrew joined ICANN in early 1999, shortly after it was formed.”
http://www.ican.../mclaughlin.htm
I won’t even ask if you know what ICANN is, Leena.
lmao
Are you sure you know about the history of ICANN and involvement of Andrew?
Berkman Center is heavily involved in the formation of ICANN in 1999, prior to the formation of ICANN.
Oops! TechCrunch Happy Hour?
one Nation under Google
indivisible, with search, video, and e-mail for all.
Side Question: Looking for a way to post documents on my website, but, one must submit their email address to download the doc.
Does this exist?
Box.net? Scribd? Issu? I checked these to no avail.
Thanks,
Great question! Here’s another side question for you: Anyone know where I can get a cheap oil change in Palo Alto? Preferably one open Saturday around 4pm, because that’s after I’ll drop my mom off at the airport. She’s visiting from Milwaukee. In fact, one more side question: anyone know any good insurance agents in Milwaukee? I checked these to no avail.
Brilliant!
Good article, Thanks. my name Philip.
Score one for Google Nation
Another Tsar, or rather a politically well-connected socialist, leaves for DC to do his best to throw cogs into the wheels of capitalism. I wish him nothing but the opposite of success.
Google in the Whitehouse now. What’s next, Obama orders everyone to use Gmail?
Btw, it’s the “Berkman Center for Internet and Society.” The “Society” part is important
Microsoft must be having their flags half way down.
Looks like Google’s safe from the regulation frenzy then… Well done Google!
indivisible, with search, video, and e-mail for all.
Score one for Google Nation