Obama's First Indian-American CTO Starts New Venture

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 01:03 IST
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"Our proprietary algorithms and decision-engines are built by mashing up public and private databases to help organisations optimise productivity and profitability," the site states.
Privately funded by "prominent investors in the data analytics space", Hunch "applies a unique blend of expertise to big data solutions", it says.

"With our commitment to quality, we employ top data scientists and mathematicians to help leaders in regulated industries optimise their organisations with confidence," the site added.

As America's first chief technology officer from May 2009 to February 2012, Chopra oversaw a number of White House initiatives designed to improve the government's policies on such issues as access to government data and broadband internet, the Post said.

Chopra stepped down to run for lieutenant governor in Virginia, where he previously served as the secretary of technology under then governor Tim Kaine.

He lost the Democratic party primary to Ralph Northam in June 2013.

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Source: IANS