Indian-Americans dominate White House; Arati Prabhakar joins Biden’s force

• The nomination of Arati Prabhakar as the director of Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the U.S. President on science and technology is yet another sign of the role and influence of Indian-Americans in the White House. Prabhakar has earlier served as the director of the Defence Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), a key innovative hub of new technologies, and led the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The U.S. President’s staff secretary, chief speech writer, top Covid-19 coordinator, head of personnel appointments are all Indian-Americans. This number is just a sample of the representation of the community in the highest executive office of the U.S. Watch this video for more information.