Megan Smith
Chief Executive Officer, shift7, Third Chief Technology Officer of the United States (2014–2017)
Megan Smith is an award-winning tech entrepreneur, engineer and evangelist. As the third US Chief Technology Officer, Smith helped the president harness the power of technology, data and innovation to advance the future of our nation and the world. Prior to her role as US Chief Technology Officer, Smith served as Vice President of New Business Development at Google, managing early-stage partnerships across the company’s global engineering and product teams. As Chief Executive Officer of PlanetOut, Smith was a leader of the online LGBT community in the early days of the Internet. Today, Smith is Chief Executive Officer of shift7, which focuses on tech-forward networked innovation for impact and economic inclusion.