Der Technokrat

By Rishi Iyengar, a reporter at [Foreign Policy](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/16/gina-raimondo-us-china-tech-competition-chips-ai/):

“We’re at the red-hot center of national security and economic competitiveness,” Raimondo said. “Some of that is because technology is in the middle of everything, and some of it, I think, is just the way in which I have managed this place.”

That centrality is why I wanted to sit down with Raimondo. I wanted to know more about how she balances the need to protect national security interests with the department’s mandate to promote U.S. economic growth and competitiveness—and her role in repositioning the department for those shifting priorities.