President Barack Obama appointed Megan Smith U.S. Chief...

September 5, 2014 |Comm Daily Notebook®

President Barack Obama appointed Megan Smith U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Alexander Macgillivray deputy CTO, a White House news release said Thursday (http://1.usa.gov/1o1p6Ij). CEA applauded the appointments, in a release (http://bit.ly/1Abbwb1) Thursday: “Smith became known for pursuing next-generation projects such as balloon-borne Internet service, drone delivery and solar-powered automobiles” while at Google, CEA CEO Gary Shapiro said. Macgillivray is a “well-known advocate for an open and uncensored Internet” based on his time at Google and Twitter, Shapiro said.