Sree Ramaswamy

Sree is currently NobleReach’s chief innovation officer, focusing on developing technology, talent, and investment initiatives to support U.S. national and economic security. He previously served as senior advisor to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo from early 2021 to 2024, focusing on emerging technology, supply chain resiliency, and industrial policy. Sree’s achievements at the Department of Commerce include developing and facilitating the CHIPS and Science Act and other Biden administration initiatives on semiconductors, supply chains, and critical technologies. He also developed the Department of Commerce’s CHIPS strategy and investment thesis to guide the implementation of the CHIPS program. He served as the Department of Commerce’s key technology and industrial policy interlocutor with the private sector, national security community, and congressional leadership and staff. Sree was formerly a partner in McKinsey & Company’s Washington, D.C., office and at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the nonprofit business and economics research arm of McKinsey. In this role, he was responsible for shaping MGI’s and McKinsey’s research on trends in global competition, technology disruption, and the forces impacting multinational firms. Sree has written extensively about U.S. manufacturing and supply chains, the impact of deindustrialization on economic and national security, and opportunities to revitalize industrial investment in established and emerging sectors. Prior to joining McKinsey in 2008, Sree spent nearly a decade in the U.S. aerospace and telecom sectors with roles in engineering and regulatory affairs. He holds three patents, an MBA, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in computer engineering and telecommunications.