Gina M. Raimondo was sworn in as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce on March 3, 2021.

As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on a simple but vital mission — make America more competitive by spurring good-paying jobs, empowering entrepreneurs to innovate and grow, and advancing our economic and national security. She has championed President Biden’s Investing in America agenda by making historic investments in Internet access, manufacturing, economic development, workforce training, supply chain resiliency, and climate readiness through the implementation of the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Under Secretary Raimondo’s leadership, the Department of Commerce has begun to deploy $39 billion in incentivesfor leading-edge chip manufacturing and $11 billion for research and development under the CHIPS program, putting the United States on the path to produce roughly 20% of the world’s leading-edge logic chipsby 2030. She has announced more than $40 billion in grants to connect every American to quality, affordable Internet and more than $500 million for Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs that will supercharge local economies and transform regions into globally competitive innovation centers. Further, the Department has supported more than $6 billion in grant and contract projects to boost coastal and climate resilience and upgrade key infrastructure nationwide, announced the largest investment to support minority and underserved businessesin the Department’s history, pioneered targeted technology controlsto prevent adversaries from using the most advanced U.S. technology for military modernization and human rights violations, and established the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity which united 14 countries to contribute to cooperation, stability, prosperity, development, and peace within the region. The Secretary has also taken a leading rolein ensuring the responsible development of artificial intelligence and stood up the U.S. AI Safety Institute.

Raimondo has been called “America’s Point Woman on AI"and was featured on 60 Minutesfor her leadership on national security issues, including U.S. semiconductor chip production, advanced technology export controls, and economic relations with China. She has been recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s 100Most Influential People, a 2024 CNBC Changemakerand received the Brennan Center Legacy Award, the Business Executives for National Security Eisenhower Award, and the Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Award.

Raimondo was formerly the 75th Governor of Rhode Island and its first woman governor. As governor, she kick-started the state’s economy and made record investments in infrastructure, education, and job training by focusing on creating economic opportunities and good-paying jobs for all Rhode Islanders. Prior to serving as Governor, Raimondo was the Treasurer of Rhode Island, where she tackled the state's $7 billion unfunded pension liability.

Raimondo earned her degree in economics from Harvard University and a doctorate from Oxford University through a Rhodes Scholarship. She is also a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for US District Judge Kimba Wood. Prior to her service in state government, she founded Point Judith Capital, a venture capital firm in her home state of Rhode Island.

She is married to Andy Moffit and they have two children, Ceci and Tommy, and a rescue dog, Sparky.

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