Who Wants To Be Obama's Chief Technology Officer?

Just yesterday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt declared his support for Barack Obama, and already he wants to create a position for himself in Obama's presumptive cabinet.

Alright, he's been advising the Obama campaign behind the scenes for some time, but on Tuesday Schmidt is hitting the trail with his candidate, making his case on the ground.

In fact, all that work for Obama may have some personal (and institutional) benefits for
Schmidt. According to the Wall Street Journal, Schmidt may be angling to be the country's first Chief Technology Officer, a position that Obama promised to create if elected, oh, the day before visiting Google's offices for the first time.

Schmidt may be a good fit, especially in light of Google's interests in Washington, but this is not a Googlopoly. We're taking nominations
(after the jump). Who do you think should be Obama's CTO?

Of course, you too can nominate yourself, but don't be surprised if you only get one vote...

While you can submit as many predictions as you want, you can only submit one every 30 minutes. No HTML allowed.

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