Andrew McLaughlin
United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Executive office of the President / OSTP

Andrew McLaughlin is Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer responsible for Internet and technology policy, including open government, cybersecurity, and building technology platforms for innovation in health, energy, and education. Previously, he served as Director of Global Public Policy for Google, taught at Harvard Law School, and worked on Internet and telecom law reform projects in a number of developing countries, including Ghana, Mongolia, Kenya, Afghanistan, and South Africa. From 1999-2002, Andrew worked to launch and manage the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), serving as Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. He has also been a Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and an attorney at Jenner & Block in Washington, DC, and counsel to the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee. In 2000, Time Magazine named Andrew one of its Digital Dozen. In 2001, he was named a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the Young Leaders Forum of the National Committee on US-China Relations.