Michael Kratsios

Michael Kratsios
4th Chief Technology Officer of the United States
In office
August 2, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMegan Smith
Succeeded byAlexander Macgillivray (acting)
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Acting
In office
July 10, 2020 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMichael D. Griffin
Succeeded byTerry Emmert (acting)
Personal details
Born
Michael John Kotsakas Kratsios

(1986-11-07) November 7, 1986 (age 37)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationPrinceton University (BA)

Michael John Kotsakas Kratsios (born November 7, 1986)[1] is an American business executive and government official. He served as the fourth Chief Technology Officer of the United States at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.[2] In this role, Kratsios served as President Donald Trump's top technology advisor.[3] From July 10, 2020 to January 20, 2021, Kratsios was also the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

  1. ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton Alumni Weekly. 1986. p. 57. PRNC:32101081978148. John Kratsios *85 writes that his second child. Michael John, was born Nov. 7, 1986.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ MacMillan, Douglas (November 13, 2017). "Michael Kratsios Plays Peacemaker Between Trump and Tech". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017.