Two former Obama Cabinet members named to Science and Technology Council
In her tenure, Pritzker launched the Department of Commerce's first initiative for skilled workforce training, and helped expand broadband coverage to underserved and rural communities.
Pritzker is the chair and founder of PSP Partners, a global private investment firm, and chair of the Board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Carter was the 25th secretary of defense under Obama, replacing Chuck Hagel in 2015. He had previously served as deputy secretary of Defense.
During his time as Defense secretary, Carter focused on diversity in the armed forces by lifting the ban on transgender service members and opening up combat positions to women, in addition to helping the Defense Department's "strategic pivot" to the Asia-Pacific.
Currently, Carter is the director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School and a professor of technology and global affairs at Harvard.
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