Today, I led a coalition letter to the U.S. Senate in assist of the affirmation of Ethan Klein’s nomination as Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for Tech.
Re: Nomination Endorsement for Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for Tech
Dear Majority Leader Thune and Chairman Cruz,
We, the undersigned founders, technologists, and builders, write to specific our sturdy assist for the nomination of Dr. Ethan Klein as Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for Tech.
At a time when American management in science and expertise is being challenged by each geopolitical opponents and outdated regulatory programs, Dr. Klein brings the uncommon mixture of technical depth, public sector expertise, and entrepreneurial fluency we’d like to hold the U.S. on the forefront of international innovation.
With a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT, prior service at OSTP in the course of the first Trump Administration, and an MBA from Stanford, Dr. Klein understands not simply the science, however the programs. He is aware of how to work throughout authorities, business, and academia to translate cutting-edge analysis into real-world impression. He’s lived in the lab, labored contained in the coverage machine, and understands the challenges dealing with startups making an attempt to deliver transformative applied sciences to market.
Dr. Klein has been a constant advocate for decreasing regulatory friction, accelerating tech switch, and making it simpler for American entrepreneurs to construct, check, and scale right here in the U.S. — not abroad. Whether it’s AI, nuclear power, superior manufacturing, or quantum applied sciences, he understands that the United States should stay the very best place in the world to invent the long run.
Importantly, Dr. Klein acknowledges that actual innovation doesn’t occur in silos. It requires an ecosystem, from nationwide labs and analysis universities to scrappy startups and growth-stage corporations, working along with aligned incentives and minimal bureaucratic drag. He has the credibility, imaginative and prescient, and coverage know-how to deliver these items collectively and drive outcomes that matter.
In quick, Dr. Klein is strictly the type of chief OSTP wants: technically fluent, operationally savvy, and fiercely dedicated to conserving America aggressive. We urge the Administration and related decision-makers to transfer ahead together with his appointment.
Sincerely,
Zachary Graves, Executive Director, Foundation for American Innovation
Alia Abbas, CEO, Hylo
Austin Bishop, CEO, New American Industrial Alliance
Jordan Bramble, CEO, Antares Nuclear, Inc.
Ian Cinnamon, CEO, Apex
Jeff Fraser, Co-Founder, Throng Industries
Bob Gourley, CTO, OODA
Nathan Leamer, Executive Director, Digital First Project
Zachary Long, CEO, ConductorAI
Joseph Malchow, Founding Partner, Hanover Technology Investment Management
Andy Markoff, CEO, Smack Technologies
Nathan Mintz, CEO, CX2
AJ Piplica, CEO and Co-Founder, Hermeus Corporation
Shervin Pishevar, CEO, Edison
Ash Shrivastav, Managing Partner, Uma Ventures
Achal Upadhyaya, Founder and General Partner, Interlagos
Adam Warmoth, CEO, Chariot Defense
Kempton White, CEO, The WhiteField CO2 Capture Company Ltd.
Bilal Zuberi, Founder and Managing Partner, Red Glass Ventures