Gopal Khanna
Gopal Khanna was the 5th director of the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality from May 9, 2017 to January 11, 2021. Previously, he was appointed as
Minnesota's first
Chief Information Officer (CIO) by Governor
Tim Pawlenty on August 15, 2005, and reappointed on January 2, 2007. Before his departure, Khanna served as the Lead Co-Chair of the 19 members Minnesota Commission on Service Innovation. Khanna served as a member of the Health Information Technology Policy & Standards Committees' Enrollment Workgroup, chaired by
President Obama's Chief Technology Officer at The
White House, which was tasked to develop a set of standards to facilitate enrollment in federal and state health and human services programs.
Before assuming his position in the Governor's Cabinet, Khanna served in the administration of President
George W. Bush from June 2002 to August 2005, where he held several senior policy positions including
CIO and
CFO of the
Peace Corps and CFO of the EOP/Office of Administration.
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