Norm Lorentz served as the federal chief technology officer in 2002 and 2003, working within the White House Office of Management and Budget. He says adding cybersecurity to the duties of the newly defined CTO role would not be a stretch. The new CTO post, established last week by President Obama, is a more highly placed job focused on overall technology policy than the hands-on business-technology position. It’s doubtful, though, that the CTO will be given cybersecurity assignment, given the charter the president gave Aneesh Chopra.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/first-cto-suggest-cybersecurity-role-for-new-cto-p-181