1 Every year, 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are assaulted by an intimate partner in the U.S. 2  The incidence of domestic violence in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender relationships has been found to be comparable to that which occurs between heterosexual partners.
Given the title of my Blog âChief Technology Officerâs Blogâ â I thought it would be a good idea to briefly explore itâs namesake. The role of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is one of the least defined and understood corporate executive roles (such as CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, etc).
Obama also appointed Alex Macgillivray, Twitterâs former general counsel, as deputy U.S. CTO. Smith and Macgillivray will serve as only the third appointees to their roles*. The CTO is a position of Obamaâs invention, one he promised to create during his campaign. Itâs a symbolic position for an administration which has long spoken of an eventual happy union of government and technology.