Nitin Pradhan

Nitin Pradhan
Departmental Chief Information Officer (CIO)
In office July 6, 2009 – August 31, 2012
Preceded by	Dan Mintz
Prior position: IT executive, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)
Website	US DOT CIO

Nitin Pradhan (Hindi: नितिन प्रधान;) was the Departmental Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) as part of the Obama Administration from July 6, 2009 to August 31, 2012. After leaving US DOT, Pradhan established and led the nation's first Federal Technology Accelerator and Partner Consortium called Public Private Innovations and later cofounded GOVonomy, an emerging products technology marketplace for the public sector as well as ScaleUP.one a global business opportunities marketplace.

Prior to joining DOT, Pradhan was an IT Executive at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the 12th largest school district in the USA. Earlier, Pradhan was the Managing Director of Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT). He was also the co-founder and former CEO of a wireless startup.

Born and brought up in Pune, India, Pradhan attended Loyola High School (Pune), where he was known as an avid sportsman focused on athletics, including soccer and field hockey. After high school, Pradhan attended the Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), India where he completed his bachelor's degree in engineering. He followed this degree with master's in marketing management from Institute of Management Development and Research, Pune, India.

After receiving his masters, Pradhan started his technology career in India by establishing and growing one of the most profitable divisions of International Data Management Ltd., (IDM) in India. Pradhan came to Washington, DC on a graduate fellowship from the Kogod School of Business at The American University (AU), to study for his second master's degree in accounting.

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