A Gen-X’er son of Immigrant Entrepreneurs, whom is a devout Hindu-Buddhist and an avid music, sci-fi, action figure, Nike shoes, Lego sets & tattoo-art designing enthusiast...as well a seasoned Government executive leader sporting technology, business operation and international policy street creds. ====UnOfficial Bio:G. Nagesh Rao is a technology, policy, operations, process and systems expert with more than 25+ years of experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Currently he serves as the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the National Institute of Standards and Technology within the U.S. Department of Commerce and is a member of the Career Senior Executive Service Corps since April 2021; having begun public service in 2004 as a GS-7 Patent Examiner. He has deep knowledge in project management, budget formulation, service forecasting, software development, digital products, hardware systems operations and overall IT management support as a former national security and international trade bureau CIO.He is also an ethically driven seasoned cross-sector senior executive whom has developed numerous national and global programming ventures as well provided policy guidance on legislation related to innovation, technology, manufacturing, intellectual property law, venture capital and entrepreneurship. Furthermore he has a wealth of experience working on IP-Portfolios, Global Strategies, Consumer Products and Manufacturing R&D, for a variety of cutting edge manufacturers (Ecovative, Planet, MAS Holdings, etc.). Where in his current personal capacity he serves on the board of EnChroma, an optical solutions and materials science company and is an investor in Ruvna, an emerging Safety-EdTech company. As well he handled a variety of business, financial and legal affairs, since the age of 14, for his Parent’s rental properties business.A prolific writer in industry publications and frequent speaker on topics around law, policy, technology and innovation issues; Nagesh is a Mirzayan Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow and a Marshall Memorial Fellow. His credentials include a BSc from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a MSc from Albany Law School-Union University, a MBA from University of Maryland-College Park, a Patent Bar license from the US Patent and Trademark Office and a S/TS Clearance.====This is a Personal LinkedIn Profile account, and by no means do my thoughts, shares, or re-posts necessarily endorse or represent the views of organizations that I have current or past affiliations.