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In 1997 Kundra pled guilty to shoplifting four dress shirts from a [[J.C. Penney]] department store, an incident the [[White House]] said was resolved long ago.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sniffen, Michael J. (Associated Press)|title=Obama's Computer Chief Once Shoplifted 4 Shirts|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=7114944|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] News|date=March 18, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-16}}</ref>


Kundra attended college at the [[University of Maryland College Park]] where he received a [[Bachelor of Science|degree]] in Psychology. He earned a [[Master of Science|masters degree]] in Information Technology, from [[University of Maryland University College]].<ref name="whitehouse.gov"/> <ref> http://gcn.com/articles/2009/08/13/dvorak-kundra-maryland-confirms-credentials.aspx</ref> Additionally, he is a graduate of the [[University of Virginia]]'s [[Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership]]. <ref>http://ctovision.com/2009/02/vivek-kundra-the-alpha-cto/</ref>
Kundra attended college at the [[University of Maryland College Park]] where he received a [[Bachelor of Science|degree]] in Psychology. He earned a [[Master of Science|masters degree]] in Information Technology, from [[University of Maryland University College]].<ref name="whitehouse.gov"/> <ref> http://gcn.com/articles/2009/08/13/dvorak-kundra-maryland-confirms-credentials.aspx</ref> Additionally, he is a graduate of the [[University of Virginia]]'s [[Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership]]. <ref>http://ctovision.com/2009/02/vivek-kundra-the-alpha-cto/</ref>

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Vivek Kundra
Vivek Kundra in 2009
United States Chief Information Officer
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byKaren Evans (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1974-10-09) October 9, 1974 (age 50)
New Delhi, India
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland University College

Vivek Kundra (Hindi: विवेक कुंद्रा; born October 9, 1974) is the first and current Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United States of America.[1][2] He has indicated that he will also have the role of the Office of Management and Budget administrator for e-government and information technology.[3] He served in Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's cabinet as the Chief Technology Officer for the District and, before that, as Virginia's Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Technology in Governor Tim Kaine's cabinet.

Early life and education

Kundra was born in New Delhi, India on October 9, 1974. He moved to Tanzania with his family at the age of one, when his father joined a group of professors and teachers from all over the world to provide education to local residents. Kundra spent his early childhood in a diverse, multicultural environment and learned Swahili as his first language, in addition to Hindi and English. His family moved to the Washington, DC metropolitan area when he was eleven. [4] [5]

Kundra attended college at the University of Maryland College Park where he received a degree in Psychology. He earned a masters degree in Information Technology, from University of Maryland University College.[1] [6] Additionally, he is a graduate of the University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. [7]

Professional Recognition

Kundra has been recognized by InfoWorld among the top 25 CTO's in the country[8] and as the 2008 IT Executive of the Year[9] for his pioneering work to drive transparency, engage citizens and lower the cost of government operations.

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium also recognized Kundra among outstanding IT innovators who use leadership skills, business-technology acumen and out-of-the-box thinking to address ever-increasing challenges facing their organization. [10] Additionally, upon announcing his appointment, the White House asserted that he is known for his leadership in public safety communications, cyber security, and IT portfolio management. [1]

Recently, Kundra was also named one of the top ten Beltway Game Changers to watch by ExecutiveBiz. [11]

Career

Kundra served as Director of Infrastructure Technology for Arlington County, Virginia.

Governor Timothy M. Kaine appointed Kundra Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the first dual cabinet role in the state's history. Kundra developed technology innovations to streamline government and enhance business opportunity. [12]

Prior to his appointment as CIO, Mr. Kundra advised President Barack Obama's transition committee on technology issues and served on Mayor Adrian Fenty's cabinet as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the District of Columbia. [1] In this capacity, he was recognized for his work in developing programs to spur open source and crowdsourced applications using publicly accessible Web services from the District of Columbia with an initiative called Apps for Democracy. The contest yielded 47 web, iPhone and Facebook applications from residents in 30 days, resulting in a $2.3 million value to the city at a cost of $50,000. [13] Kundra's efforts to use cloud-based Web applications in the District government have also been considered innovative within government.[14]

CIO Agenda

Kundra was officially named by President Obama on March 5, 2009 to the newly-created post of Federal CIO[2] a position that was previously unofficially filled by Karen S. Evans.[15]

The Federal Chief Information Officer is responsible for directing the policy and strategic planning of federal information technology investments as well as for oversight of federal technology spending. The Federal CIO establishes and oversees enterprise architecture to ensure system interoperability and information sharing and maintains information security and privacy across the federal government. According to President Obama, as Chief Information Officer, Kundra “will play a key role in making sure our government is running in the most secure, open, and efficient way possible.” [1] In order to further President Obama's overall technology agenda, Mr. Kundra, Jeffrey Zients, the Chief Performance Officer, and Aneesh Chopra, the Chief Technology Officer, will all work closely together. [16]

Kundra has made it a priority to focus on the following areas: (1) ensuring openness and transparency, (2) lowering the cost of government, (3) cyber-security, (4) participatory democracy, and (5) innovation. [17] One of Mr. Kundra's first projects was the launch of Data.gov, a site for providing access to raw government data.[18]Another, successful projected launched by Mr. Kundra in June 2009 was the Federal IT Dashboard, which gives an assessment (in terms of Cost, Schedule and CIO ranking) of many large government IT projects. [19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Names-Vivek-Kundra-Chief-Information-Officer/
  2. ^ a b Kim Hart (2009-03-05). "D.C. Tech Chief Tapped for White House Slot". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/vivek-kundra-federal-cio-in-hi.html
  4. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/04/AR2009010401235_3.html
  5. ^ http://www.sorenseninstitute.org/newsroom/entry/political-leaders-2007-profile-vivek-kundra
  6. ^ http://gcn.com/articles/2009/08/13/dvorak-kundra-maryland-confirms-credentials.aspx
  7. ^ http://ctovision.com/2009/02/vivek-kundra-the-alpha-cto/
  8. ^ Gruman, Galen (2008-06-08). "The best CTOs of 2008". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Michelle Ferrone (2008-11-07). "The Tech Council of Maryland Announces Award Winners of 2008 CIO&CTO LIVE! Awards". Tech Council MD. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 53 (help)
  10. ^ http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency/octo/section/2/release/13967/year/2008/month/6
  11. ^ http://blog.executivebiz.com/top-10-beltway-game-changers-to-watch/1392
  12. ^ http://www.iterasi.net/openviewer.aspx?sqrlitid=3kzagutao0oihjvuuhqrza
  13. ^ http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/
  14. ^ http://www.gcn.com/print/27_28/47565-1.html
  15. ^ Kash, Wyatt (January 19, 2009). "The Karen Evans era". Government Computer News. 1105 Media. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  16. ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Weekly-Address-President-Obama-Discusses-Efforts-to-Reform-Spending/
  17. ^ http://www.govtech.com/gt/653151
  18. ^ http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/vivek-kundra-federal-cio-in-hi.html
  19. ^ http://www.govtech.com/gt/698705?topic=290182
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