Mr. Chike Aguh is the Chief Innovation Officer for the Department of Labor. His office sets the departmentās research and development agenda for open government, digital products and the introduction of new technologies intended to improve the workforce system, agency customer service and data sharing.
Mr. Aguh’s career has focused on the future of work as well as its impacts on and opportunities for nations, organizations, workers and underserved communities. He is the recipient of various awards and has served in multiple roles that directly impact workforce equity, including: the 2020-21 Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy Schoolās Carr Center for Human Rights, a member of the Council on Foreign Relationsā Taskforce on the Future of Work, the inaugural Future of Work Fellow at the International Society for Technology in Education, and expert advisor to the American AI Forum.
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