Background
He was born in 1972 in Trenton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Indian immigrants Ram and Neelam Chopra.
He was born in 1972 in Trenton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Indian immigrants Ram and Neelam Chopra.
Chopra graduated with a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Chopra previously served as Virginia’s fourth Secretary of Technology. Chopra was a candidate in 2013 for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. On announcing Chopra"s nomination, President Obama outlined his aims for the Chief Technology Officer. "As Chief Technology Officer, Chopra"s job will be to promote technological innovation to help the country meet its goals such as job creation, reducing health care costs, and protecting the homeland.
Together with Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, their jobs were to make the government more effective, efficient, and transparent." Chopra"s appointment was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2009.
On the December 9, 2009 episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Chopra was featured in a segment in which a series of video clips were shown of him laughing as he went through an explanation of the Open Government Initiative. During the segment, host Jon Stewart referred to Chopra as the "Indian George Clooney."
Chopra left the White House in early 2012.
On July 12, 2012, Chopra announced his candidacy for the office of Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Virginia. On April 2, 2013, The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) certified that Chopra"s name would appear on the June primary ballot, along with that of State Senator Ralph Northam.
Northam defeated Chopra in the primary on June 11, 2013.
In March 2014, it was reported that he started Hunch Analytics, a data and analytics company aimed at healthcare, education and energy sectors.
Board member Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, Center for Innovative Technology.