G. Nagesh Rao — chief technologist at the U.S. Small Business Administration, where he advises on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant and contract program — is energetic, enthusiastic and opinionated. All of which is complemented by his impressive resume: He’s got a background in engineering and has worked across both the private and public sectors. He was a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow, and spent time in both Vietnam and Sri Lanka over the past year advising both countries how to bring a SBIR-like program to life.
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