Between 2009 and 2025, Indian Americans assumed an unprecedented range of senior leadership positions across the federal government. Vivek Kundra became the nation’s first Chief Information Officer, Aneesh Chopra its first Chief Technology Officer, and Arati Prabhakar the first woman and first person of color to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Kash Patel was appointed Director of the FBI. Across successive administrations of both parties, people like Rajiv Shah, Richard Verma, Raj Iyer, Nisha Biswal, Arun Kumar, and Sriram Krishnan filled senior roles spanning foreign policy, commerce, defense, and technology, embedding the diaspora within the highest levels of the American executive branch.
