Leonard Pomata

Leonard M. "Len" Pomata is a former Virginia Secretary of Technology. He was appointed by Governor Tim Kaine following the resignation of Aneesh Chopra to become Chief [Technology Officer of the United States] in 2009. He received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree from NYU. He was controversially made the state's interim Chief Information Officer, head of the Virginia [Information Technologies Agency] after incumbent Lemuel Stewart, Jr. was ousted over a contract dispute.