Megan Smith

The mandate for the CTO's office is to unleash the power of technology, data, and innovation on behalf of the nation. The CTO's office is really trying to bring best practices, possibilities, pilots, and policy advising.

Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.

To me, there's so much talent in the world that's locked out for the wrong reasons, whether it's innovators at the highest end where we need to change the regulation systems, or whether it's the talented people who work here who the bureaucracy's holding back, or the amazing American people.

Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable.

Don't think, just feel it. I know you do; I can see it on your face.