The White House Names Dr. Ed Felten as Deputy US Chief Technology Officer

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is announcing that Dr. Ed Felten is joining the team as Deputy US Chief Technology Officer. Dr Felten joins a growing number of techies at the White House working to further President Barack Obama’s vision to ensure policy decisions are informed by our best understanding of state-of-the-art technology and innovation, to quickly and efficiently deliver great services for the American people, and to broaden and deepen the American people’s engagement with their government. Dr Felten's expertise in the intersection of public affairs and computer science has led him to experiences in government, academia, and advising.

Currently, he serves as the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where he is also the founding Director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. Before rejoining the Princeton faculty, Dr Felten served as the first Chief Technologist at the US Federal Trade Commission, and worked with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division. He has published more than 100 papers and two books on technology law and policy. Dr Felten is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a Fellow at the Association for Computing Machinery. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Physics with Honors from the California Institute of Technology and his master’s and doctoral degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Washington.