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Trump taps Thiel associate for White House technology office

By Ike Swetlitz March 3, 2017

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The Trump administration has named Michael Kratsios, an associate of Silicon Valley financier Peter Thiel, as deputy chief technology officer for the White House, POLITICO reported Friday.

Kratsios is the chief of staff at Thiel Capital LLC, according to his LinkedIn profile. Thiel has been serving as an informal adviser to President Trump on technology policy throughout the transition.

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Ike Swetlitz

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Ike is a Washington correspondent, reporting at the intersection of life science and national politics.

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