The Industry Standard - Google’s Schmidt to be Obama's CTO? - Comments

Schmidt said he would not

Garrick Hileman932530 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:16:37 -0800

Schmidt said he would not accept the position:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10092053-80.html

A opportunist he

Robert Brown — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:05:26 -0800

A opportunist he is...(Google)...A businessman he is not...(Novell)...A visionary he is not...(Sergay and Larry)

Obama names tech execs to

Eric Hill113600 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:54:01 -0800

Obama names tech execs to transition team

Democrat tech heavyweight &

Garrick Hileman932530 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:57:00 -0800

Democrat tech heavyweight & wunderkind VC John Doer is recommending Sun Microsystems co-founder & Kleiner Perkins partner Bill Joy

Google’s Schmidt to be Obama's CTO?

Eric Hill — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:04:25 -0800

Judgment on November 10, 2008: Eric Schmidt has publicly stated that he will not accept a national CTO position if asked. Judged at 0%. Who will the new CTO be? Make your suggestions in the comments below, and we will open up a new bet. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

Early in president-elect Barack Obama’s campaign, he discussed creating a new cabinet-level position for chief technology officer (CTO).

This new public servant would, first and foremost, be tasked to deliver strategies to create more technology jobs.

The CTO would also be dealing with net neutrality, nationwide broadband, creating more H1-B visas for foreign engineers, among a host of other issues.

In the final weeks of the campaign, Google CEO Eric Schmidt began stumping for Obama.

Prediction: Will Eric Schmidt be named Obama’s pick for CTO? Schmidt will need to accept the position in order for this prediction to be judged favorably.