10 Well-Known Techies Who Are Now Politicians

John Chambers:
Cisco CEO, John Chambers is another tech executive who has stepped into the political world, not by running for office but by serving on presidential task forces as the vice-chairman of Bush’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council and on President Clinton’s Trade Policy Committee. Chambers has made campaign contributions of more than $1 million to Republicans and $180,000 to Democrats. By leading Cisco since 1995, he won its rapid growth as corporations around the world began installing networks.

Jared Polis:
Jared Polis—an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a successful politician—founded several companies including American Information Systems, an Internet access, and Web hosting and Application Service Provider. A Democrat, Polis was elected to the Colorado State Board of Education in 2000, and was sworn into Congress as a U.S. Representative from the 2nd district of Colorado. He is one of the few openly gay members of Congress.  

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